Impact of COVID-19: perspectives from gastroenterology

Shu Wen Tay¹, Kevin Kim Jun Teh¹, Lai Mun Wang^{2

3}, Tiing Leong Ang^{1

4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
² Pathology Section, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
³ Pathology ACP, SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre, Singapore.
⁴ Medicine ACP, SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre, Singapore.
⁵ Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

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Shu Wen Tay et al. Singapore Med J. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;61(9):460-462.

doi: 10.11622/smedj.2020051. Epub 2020 Apr 13.

Shu Wen Tay¹, Kevin Kim Jun Teh¹, Lai Mun Wang^{2

3}, Tiing Leong Ang^{1

4

5}

¹ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
² Pathology Section, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
³ Pathology ACP, SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre, Singapore.
⁴ Medicine ACP, SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre, Singapore.
⁵ Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

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