Overview of the pathogenesis of COVID‑19 (Review)
- Authors:
- Chao Li
- Qifang He
- Hebu Qian
- Jun Liu
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Affiliations: Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Gusu School, Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215001, P.R. China, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Suzhou Ninth People's Hospital, The Affiliated Wujiang Hospital of Nantong University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215001, P.R. China - Published online on: July 15, 2021 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.10444
- Article Number: 1011
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Copyright: © Li et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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