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Review
. 2021 Sep:55:123-130.
doi: 10.1016/j.yasu.2021.05.009. Epub 2021 Jul 6.

Surgery During a Pandemic: Guidelines

Cole S Brown  1 , Andrew M Cameron  2
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Review

Surgery During a Pandemic: Guidelines

Cole S Brown et al. Adv Surg. 2021 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Elective surgery; Health care systems; Pandemic; Triage.

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