Testing recommendation for COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) in patients planned for surgery - continuing the service and 'suppressing' the pandemic

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M A Al-Muharraqi. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2020 Jun.

. 2020 Jun;58(5):503-505.

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2020.04.014. Epub 2020 Apr 13.

¹ Royal Medical Services of the Bahrain Defence Force (RMS-BDF), Bahrain. Electronic address: mohammed@al-muharraqi.com.

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Re: Testing recommendation for COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) in patients planned for surgery - continuing the service and 'suppressing' the pandemic.
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Re: Testing recommendation for COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) in patients planned for surgery - continuing the service and 'suppressing' the pandemic.
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