Pediatric Endoscopy During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Addressing the Implications of Universal Preprocedural Testing for PPE Utilization
Evelyn K. Hsu
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Seattle, WA
Search for more papers by this authorLusine Ambartsumyan
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Seattle, WA
Search for more papers by this authorGhassan T. Wahbeh
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Seattle, WA
Search for more papers by this authorDanielle M. Zerr
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Search for more papers by this authorTom K. Lin
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Search for more papers by this authorEvelyn K. Hsu
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Seattle, WA
Search for more papers by this authorLusine Ambartsumyan
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Seattle, WA
Search for more papers by this authorGhassan T. Wahbeh
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Seattle, WA
Search for more papers by this authorDanielle M. Zerr
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Search for more papers by this authorTom K. Lin
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
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