Applying the Proportionality Principle to COVID-19 Antibody Testing

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Applying the Proportionality Principle to COVID-19 Antibody Testing. / Gunnarsdóttir, Hrefna Dögg; Sinha, Michael S.; Gerke, Sara; Minssen, Timo.

I: Journal of Law and the Biosciences , Bind 7, Nr. 1, 04.08.2020.

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Gunnarsdóttir, HD, Sinha, MS, Gerke, S & Minssen, T 2020, 'Applying the Proportionality Principle to COVID-19 Antibody Testing', Journal of Law and the Biosciences , bind 7, nr. 1. https://doi.org/10.1093/jlb/lsaa058

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Gunnarsdóttir, H. D., Sinha, M. S., Gerke, S., & Minssen, T. (2020). Applying the Proportionality Principle to COVID-19 Antibody Testing. Journal of Law and the Biosciences , 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/jlb/lsaa058

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Gunnarsdóttir HD, Sinha MS, Gerke S, Minssen T. Applying the Proportionality Principle to COVID-19 Antibody Testing. Journal of Law and the Biosciences . 2020 aug. 4;7(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/jlb/lsaa058

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Gunnarsdóttir, Hrefna Dögg ; Sinha, Michael S. ; Gerke, Sara ; Minssen, Timo. / Applying the Proportionality Principle to COVID-19 Antibody Testing. I: Journal of Law and the Biosciences . 2020 ; Bind 7, Nr. 1.

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