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Editorial

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing as a vital sign in patients recovering from COVID-19

Ross Arenaa Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA;b Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL – PIVOT) Network, Chicago, Il, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Mark A. Faghya Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA;b Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL – PIVOT) Network, Chicago, Il, USA;c Human Sciences Research Centre, University of Derby, Derby, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8163-7032
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Pages 877-880 | Received 20 Jul 2021, Accepted 22 Sep 2021, Published online: 24 Oct 2021

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