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. 2020 Jul;272(1):e5-e6.
doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000003924.

Minimally Invasive Surgery and the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak: Lessons Learned in China and Italy

Min Hua Zheng  1 , Luigi Boni  2 , Abe Fingerhut  1   3
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Minimally Invasive Surgery and the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak: Lessons Learned in China and Italy

Min Hua Zheng et al. Ann Surg. 2020 Jul.
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