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. 2020 Aug 1;155(8):775-777.
doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.2588.

Incidence of COVID-19 in Pediatric Surgical Patients Among 3 US Children's Hospitals

Elaina E Lin  1 , Todd J Blumberg  2 , Adam C Adler  3 , Faris Z Fazal  4 , Divya Talwar  4 , Kyle Ellingsen  5 , Apurva S Shah  4
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Incidence of COVID-19 in Pediatric Surgical Patients Among 3 US Children's Hospitals

Elaina E Lin et al. JAMA Surg. .

Abstract

This cohort study assesses the incidence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in pediatric patients presenting for surgery at 3 tertiary care children’s hospitals across the US.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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