Systematic review of COVID‐19 in children shows milder cases and a better prognosis than adults

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has affected hundreds of thousands of people. Data on symptoms and prognosis in children are rare.

• Publication year

  2020

• Venue

  Acta paediatrica

• Publication date

  2020-03-23

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1111/apa.15270PMID 32202343PMCID 7228328
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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