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Letter to the Editor

Challenges in COVID-19: is pulmonary thromboembolism related to overall severity?

Andrea BellieniDipartimento di Scienze dell’Invecchiamento, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” IRCCS, Rome, Italy;
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Enrica IntiniDivision of Respiratory Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” IRCCS, Rome, Italy;
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Eleonora TaddeiDipartimento di Scienze Infettivologiche e Microbiologiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” IRCCS, Rome, Italy; Correspondence[email protected]
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Fabiana BaldiDivision of Respiratory Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” IRCCS, Rome, Italy;
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Luigi LarosaDepartment of Radiology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Rita MurriDipartimento di Scienze Infettivologiche e Microbiologiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” IRCCS, Rome, Italy;
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Luca RicheldiDivision of Respiratory Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” IRCCS, Rome, Italy;
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Roberto BernabeiDipartimento di Scienze dell’Invecchiamento, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” IRCCS, Rome, Italy;
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Roberto CaudaDipartimento di Scienze Infettivologiche e Microbiologiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” IRCCS, Rome, Italy;
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Francesco LandiDipartimento di Scienze dell’Invecchiamento, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” IRCCS, Rome, Italy;
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Giuseppe Maria CorboDivision of Respiratory Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” IRCCS, Rome, Italy;
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Massimo FantoniDipartimento di Scienze Infettivologiche e Microbiologiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” IRCCS, Rome, Italy;
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Pages 585-589 | Received 04 May 2020, Accepted 11 May 2020, Published online: 01 Jun 2020

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