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. 2020 Oct 13;192(41):E1212-E1213.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.201577. Epub 2020 Sep 1.

Prioritizing specialized children's surgery in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic

Erik D Skarsgard  1 ; Pediatric Surgical Chiefs of Canada
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Prioritizing specialized children's surgery in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic

Erik D Skarsgard et al. CMAJ. .
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Competing interests: None declared.

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