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Comment
. 2021 Dec 1;274(6):e798-e799.
doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004446.

Comment on "Personal Protective Equipment and COVID-19 - A Review for Surgeons"

Joseph W Nunoo-Mensah, Alison Walker  1 , Mariam Rizk  1
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Comment on "Personal Protective Equipment and COVID-19 - A Review for Surgeons"

Joseph W Nunoo-Mensah et al. Ann Surg. .
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