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. 2020 Sep;5(9):805-806.
doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(20)30242-9. Epub 2020 Jul 30.

Use of Cytosponge as a triaging tool to upper gastrointestinal endoscopy during the COVID-19 pandemic

Massimiliano di Pietro  1 , Ines Modolell  1 , Maria O'Donovan  1 , Catherine Price  2 , Nastazja D Pilonis  3 , Irene Debiram-Beecham  3 , Rebecca C Fitzgerald  4
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Use of Cytosponge as a triaging tool to upper gastrointestinal endoscopy during the COVID-19 pandemic

Massimiliano di Pietro et al. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Sep.
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