Flatus: An aerosol generating concern during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Br J Surg

Department of Surgery, Chesterfield Royal Hospital, Calow, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, United Kingdom, S44 5BL.

Published: October 2020

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