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Comment
. 2021 May;34(5):570.
doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2021.01.007. Epub 2021 Jan 7.

Impact of COVID-19 on Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders for Cardiac Sonographers

Jill Mazal  1 , Noreen Kelly  1 , Thomas Johnson  1 , Geoffrey Rose  1 , Dermot Phelan  1
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Impact of COVID-19 on Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders for Cardiac Sonographers

Jill Mazal et al. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2021 May.
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