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. 2020 Jun:78:5-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.04.005. Epub 2020 Apr 14.

Surgical operations during the COVID-19 outbreak: Should elective surgeries be suspended?

Sina Zarrintan  1
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Surgical operations during the COVID-19 outbreak: Should elective surgeries be suspended?

Sina Zarrintan. Int J Surg. 2020 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Corona-virus; Pandemic.

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Declaration of competing interest The author does not have any conflicts of interests.

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