Impact of COVID-19 on the Number of Surgical Cases at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan

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Ammara Salam1, Maria Ahmed2, Amara Zafar2*, Sana Shahid2, Maheen Rana2, Ibrahim Zahid2 and Summaya Saeed2 Author Affiliations 1Fazaia Ruth Pfau Medical College, Pakistan Air Force Hospital, Faisal, Karachi, 2Dr Ruth. K.M. Civil Hospital Received: April 19, 2021 | Published: May 06, Corresponding author: Zafar, Dr DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2021.35.005727

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Biomedical Journal of Scientific and Technical Research

سال: 2021

ISSN: ['2574-1241']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26717/bjstr.2021.35.005727