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. 2020 Dec;48(9):1316-1318.
doi: 10.1111/ceo.13844. Epub 2020 Sep 11.

Cataract surgical patients as a candidate sentinel population for SARS-CoV-2 surveillance

Joshua Foreman  1   2 , Myra McGuinness  1   2   3 , David A Mackey  2   4   5 , Peter van Wijngaarden  1   2
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Cataract surgical patients as a candidate sentinel population for SARS-CoV-2 surveillance

Joshua Foreman et al. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2020 Dec.
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  • Ophthalmology Letterbox.
    Smith JR. Smith JR. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2021 Apr;49(3):225-227. doi: 10.1111/ceo.13908. Epub 2021 Mar 9. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2021. PMID: 33686745 No abstract available.

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