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Saliva samples as an alternative for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) diagnosis

JOURNAL OF THE FORMOSAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (2020)

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JOURNAL OF THE FORMOSAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Volume 119, Issue 7, Pages 1234-1235

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ELSEVIER TAIWAN

DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2020.04.030

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