Wall Street Tries To Guess The Impact Of Pandemic On Medtech Revenues
Executive Summary
As the pandemic unfolds with an uncertain outcome, US securities analysts that cover publicly traded medtech companies are developing mathematical models to estimate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medtech companies.
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