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. 2022 Feb;50(1):285-286.
doi: 10.1007/s15010-021-01696-5. Epub 2021 Sep 14.

Long COVID: current definition

César Fernández-de-Las-Peñas  1   2
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Long COVID: current definition

César Fernández-de-Las-Peñas. Infection. 2022 Feb.
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