Uncertainty and the Risk of Occupational Exposure to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2.

J Oral Maxillofac Surg

Professor and Chair, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Washington School of Dentistry, Seattle, WA; and Chief, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Electronic address:

Published: August 2020

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