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. 2023 Jan;33(1):86-88.
doi: 10.1111/pan.14575. Epub 2022 Oct 19.

Preoperative COVID-19 testing at pediatric institutions-Current practice

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Preoperative COVID-19 testing at pediatric institutions-Current practice

Giuliana Geng-Ramos et al. Paediatr Anaesth. 2023 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; pediatrics.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Preoperative COVID‐19 testing survey results. (A) Preoperative COVID‐19 Testing Requirements. (B) Accepted COVID‐19 Testing Modalities.

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