Low-cost Double Protective Barrier for Intubating Patients amid COVID-19 Crisis.
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SUBMITTER: Marquez-GdeV JA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7302066 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
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Low-cost Double Protective Barrier for Intubating Patients amid COVID-19 Crisis.
Marquez-GdeV Javier A JA Lopez Bascope Alberto A Valanci-Aroesty Sofia S
Anesthesiology 20200901 3
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