COVID-19 in a tertiary paediatric centre in Portugal: a single-centre retrospective study.

Tiago Milheiro SilvaAna Margarida GarciaCatarina GouveiaFlora CandeiasMaria João Brito

Published in: BMJ paediatrics open (2022)

COVID-19 is usually a mild disease in children, but a small proportion of patients develop severe and critical disease. Fatal outcomes were rare and only occurred in children with severe previous medical conditions.

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ejection fraction
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