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Feb 2021
14m 19s

Covid-19 update: Management, vaccination...

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Kieran Walsh, clinical director at BMJ, asks editors from BMJ Learning and BMJ Best Practice to summarise the latest clinical guidance related to covid-19. Matt Castleden, GP and section editor, updates us on pulse oximetry, prognostic scoring, and management in hospital. And Abigail Davis, GP and section editor, covers Covid-19 vaccination and chronic con ... Show More
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