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. 2020 May 26;6(2):00198-2020.
doi: 10.1183/23120541.00198-2020. eCollection 2020 Apr.

COVID-19 follow-up planning: what will we be missing?

Lydia Lee  1 , Sriram Iyer  2 , Ricardo J Jose  3 , Ari Manuel  2
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COVID-19 follow-up planning: what will we be missing?

Lydia Lee et al. ERJ Open Res. .

Abstract

There is a real need for a discharge plan for COVID-19 survivors in the UK. Follow-up imaging could help assess the resolution of infection, exclude underlying malignancy and identify post-inflammatory fibrosis. https://bit.ly/2YJ8hyg.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: L. Lee has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: S. Iyer has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: R. Jose has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: A. Manuel has nothing to disclose.

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