Additional hypotheses about why COVID-19 is milder in children than adults

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¹ Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.

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Antonio Ruggiero et al. Acta Paediatr. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug;109(8):1690.

doi: 10.1111/apa.15328. Epub 2020 May 17.

¹ Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.

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