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European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery

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01-06-2020 | SARS-CoV-2 | Letter to the Editor

Surgical management of suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)-positive patients: a model stemming from the experience at Level III Hospital in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Authors: Maurizio Zizzo, Ruggero Bollino, Carolina Castro Ruiz, Federico Biolchini, Stefano Bonilauri, William Sergi, Valerio Annessi

Published in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery | Issue 3/2020

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Title: Surgical management of suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)-positive patients: a model stemming from the experience at Level III Hospital in Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Authors: Maurizio Zizzo
Ruggero Bollino
Carolina Castro Ruiz
Federico Biolchini
Stefano Bonilauri
William Sergi
Valerio Annessi
Publication date: 01-06-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Published in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery / Issue 3/2020
Print ISSN: 1863-9933
Electronic ISSN: 1863-9941
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-020-01377-2

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