How has COVID-19 impacted obstetrics?

Authors

  • Hillary HY LEUNG
  • Jeffrey KH IP
  • Andrea YW CHAN
  • Phyllis CY NGAI
  • Liona C POON

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12809/hkjgom.21.1.00

Abstract

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2021-01-01

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LEUNG HH, IP JK, CHAN AY, NGAI PC, POON LC. How has COVID-19 impacted obstetrics?. Hong Kong J Gynaecol Obstet Midwifery [Internet]. 2021 Jan. 1 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];21(1). Available from: https://hkjgom.org/home/article/view/289

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