Prevention of COVID-19 Infection in Neck Breathers, Including Laryngectomees

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2020; 24(03): e253-e254
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1713140

Editorial

Special Article COVID-19

Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Authors

Itzhak Brook

¹Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, United States

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