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Clinical characteristics and outcomes of children with COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia

Abeer A. Alnajjar, Ahmed M. Dohain, Gaser A. Abdelmohsen, Turki S. Alahmadi, Zaher F. Zaher and Abobakr A. Abdelgalil
Saudi Medical Journal April 2021, 42 (4) 391-398; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.4.20210011

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