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Open Access 01-12-2021 | Pneumonia | Letter

The knowns and unknowns of perfusion disturbances in COVID-19 pneumonia

Authors: Mattia Busana, Lorenzo Giosa

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2021

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Title: The knowns and unknowns of perfusion disturbances in COVID-19 pneumonia
Authors: Mattia Busana
Lorenzo Giosa
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keywords: Pneumonia
COVID-19
Published in: Critical Care / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-021-03742-y

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The knowns and unknowns of perfusion disturbances in COVID-19 pneumonia

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