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Comment
. 2020 Sep;231(3):407-408.
doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2020.05.013. Epub 2020 May 29.

Absence of Evidence Is Not the Evidence of Absence: Clinical Consideration when Interpreting Guidelines for the COVID-19 Pandemic

Vivian Ip  1 , Rakesh Sondekoppam  2
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Absence of Evidence Is Not the Evidence of Absence: Clinical Consideration when Interpreting Guidelines for the COVID-19 Pandemic

Vivian Ip et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2020 Sep.
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