Adapting to a novel disruptive threat: Nuclear Cardiology Service in the time of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak 2020 (SARS REBOOT).
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SUBMITTER: Loke KSH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7166200 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
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Adapting to a novel disruptive threat: Nuclear Cardiology Service in the time of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak 2020 (SARS REBOOT).
Loke Kelvin S H KSH Tham Wei Ying WY Bharadwaj Pushan P Keng Felix Y J FYJ Huang Zijuan Z Idu Muhammad Bin MB Wong Yen Ming YM Tan Paul Kia Siong PKS Zaheer Sumbul S Khor Yiu Ming YM Ng David Chee Eng DCE Wong Wai Yin WY Tong Aaron Kian-Ti AK
Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology 20200419 3
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