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. 2020 Aug 26:12:2515841420951392.
doi: 10.1177/2515841420951392. eCollection 2020 Jan-Dec.

Reducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in ophthalmology with nasal and oral decontamination

Jesse S Pelletier  1 , Kevin Stewart  2 , Belachew Tessema  3
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Reducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in ophthalmology with nasal and oral decontamination

Jesse S Pelletier et al. Ther Adv Ophthalmol. .
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Conflict of interest statement: The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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