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01-06-2020 | COVID-19 | Letter to the Editor

The fight against COVID-19: disinfection protocol and turning over of CleanSpace^® HALO™ in a Singapore Hospital

Authors: Frederick H. Koh, Moarie G. Tan, Min-Hoe Chew

Published in: Updates in Surgery | Issue 2/2020

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Title: The fight against COVID-19: disinfection protocol and turning over of CleanSpace® HALO™ in a Singapore Hospital
Authors: Frederick H. Koh
Moarie G. Tan
Min-Hoe Chew
Publication date: 01-06-2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keyword: COVID-19
Published in: Updates in Surgery / Issue 2/2020
Print ISSN: 2038-131X
Electronic ISSN: 2038-3312
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13304-020-00809-3

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