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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Realities of Using Drones to Transport Laboratory Samples: Insights from Attended Routes in a Mixed-Methods Study

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Pages 1871-1885 | Received 07 May 2022, Accepted 17 Aug 2022, Published online: 31 Aug 2022

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