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Post-COVID syndrome and adults with intellectual disability: another vulnerable population forgotten?

Richard LaugharneBhathika PereraAshok RoyKen CourtenayRichard LaugharneManoj Sivan
Published in: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science (2022)
An area of interest presently is the lingering symptoms after COVID-19, i.e. post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS). Specifics of diagnosis and management of PCS are emerging. However, vulnerable populations such as those with intellectual disabilities, who were disproportionately affected by the pandemic, risk being 'left behind' from these considerations.
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