GESA Statement on the timing of elective endoscopic procedures in patients with recent COVID-19 infection
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M Lamba
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Dr Mehul Lamba, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD 4029, Australia.
Email: [email protected]
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Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Gastroenterological Society of Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Gastroenterological Society of Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Mater Young Adult Health Centre, Mater Misericordiae Brisbane Ltd, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Gastroenterological Society of Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Gastroenterological Society of Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Department of Gastroenterology, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Gastroenterological Society of Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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M Lamba
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Correspondence
Dr Mehul Lamba, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD 4029, Australia.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorN Tiwari
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorM Remedios
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Gastroenterological Society of Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorJ Begun
Gastroenterological Society of Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Mater Young Adult Health Centre, Mater Misericordiae Brisbane Ltd, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorB Christensen
Gastroenterological Society of Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorS Bollipo
Gastroenterological Society of Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Department of Gastroenterology, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorB Devereaux
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Gastroenterological Society of Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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