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01-11-2020 | COVID-19 | Correspondence

In reply: Personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic (Letters #1 and #2)

Authors: Laura V. Duggan, MD, FRCPC, Shannon L. Lockhart, MD, FRCPC, Hilary P. Grocott, MD, FRCPC

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To the Editor, …

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Title: In reply: Personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic (Letters #1 and #2)
Authors: Laura V. Duggan, MD, FRCPC
Shannon L. Lockhart, MD, FRCPC
Hilary P. Grocott, MD, FRCPC
Publication date: 01-11-2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: COVID-19
Airway Management
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 11/2020
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-020-01786-2