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. 2021 Jul 15;326(9):869-871.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.11880. Online ahead of print.

Long-term Symptoms After SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children and Adolescents

Thomas Radtke  1 , Agne Ulyte  1 , Milo A Puhan  1 , Susi Kriemler  1
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Long-term Symptoms After SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children and Adolescents

Thomas Radtke et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This cohort study reports the prevalence of long-term symptoms in children and adolescents who had recovered from acute SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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