A new coronavirus associated with human respiratory disease in China

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 579
Issue: 7798
Pages: 265-269
Citations: 12680
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                                    Fan Wu, 
                                
                                    Zhao Su, 
                                
                                    Bin Yu
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            A new coronavirus associated with human respiratory disease in China. 
                            Nature
                            , 579
                            (7798)
                            , 265-269.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2008-3
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2008-3