Considerations in Performing Endoscopy During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Overview

Journal Gastrointest Endosc

Specialties Gastroenterology
Pharmacology
Radiology

Date 2020 Apr 2

PMID 32229131

Citations 111

Authors

Roy Soetikno

Anthony Y B Teoh

Tonya Kaltenbach

James Y W Lau

Ravishankar Asokkumar

Patricia Cabral-Prodigalidad

Amandeep Shergill

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