APSDE-COVID statements: recommendations should be modified according to the prevalence of COVID infection rates

Pradeep Bhandari^{1

2}, Asma Alkandari^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK deep3570@yahoo.co.uk.
² Faculty of Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK.
³ Department of Gastroenterology, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK.
⁴ Gastroenterology, Al-Zahra Hospital, Al Jahra, Kuwait.

Comment

Pradeep Bhandari et al. Gut. 2020 Jul.

. 2020 Jul;69(7):1367-1368.

doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2020-321360. Epub 2020 Apr 30.

Pradeep Bhandari^{1

2}, Asma Alkandari^{3

4}

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK deep3570@yahoo.co.uk.
² Faculty of Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK.
³ Department of Gastroenterology, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK.
⁴ Gastroenterology, Al-Zahra Hospital, Al Jahra, Kuwait.

No abstract available

Keywords: colonoscopy; endoscopy; gastrointesinal endoscopy; gastroscopy.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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