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. 2020 Jun;42(6):1278-1279.
doi: 10.1002/hed.26163. Epub 2020 Apr 14.

Improving staff safety during tracheostomy in COVID-19 patients

Maria Vargas  1 , Giuseppe Servillo  1
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Improving staff safety during tracheostomy in COVID-19 patients

Maria Vargas et al. Head Neck. 2020 Jun.
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The authors have no conflict of interest.

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