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Observation of Automated Management Use of Self-Sampling Kits

Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences.
Volume 78 (2024): Issue 1 (February 2024)
By: Didzis Gavars,  Egīls Gulbis,  Mikus Gavars,  Jānis Stašulāns,  Valdis Gavars,  Justīne Grundmane and  Anna Stašulāne  
Open Access
|Mar 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2024-0014 | Journal eISSN: 2255-890X | Journal ISSN: 1407-009X
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Language: English
Page range: 99 - 105
Submitted on: Oct 4, 2022
Accepted on: Jan 5, 2024
Published on: Mar 4, 2024
Published by: Latvian Academy of Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 6 issues per year
Keywords:
patient collected samples,
contactless,
testing,
laboratory,
COVID-19
Related subjects:
General interest,
Mathematics,
General mathematics

© 2024 Didzis Gavars, Egīls Gulbis, Mikus Gavars, Jānis Stašulāns, Valdis Gavars, Justīne Grundmane, Anna Stašulāne, published by Latvian Academy of Sciences
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