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A comparison of the effectiveness of four aerosol shielding devices in reducing endoscopists' exposure to airborne particles during simulated upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

  • Akira Higashimori (Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine) ;
  • Yuji Nadatani (Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine) ;
  • Hirotsugu Maruyama (Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine) ;
  • Yasuhiro Fujiwara (Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine)
  • Received : 2021.05.31
  • Accepted : 2021.07.20
  • Published : 2022.07.30
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