Outpatient rehabilitation programs for COVID-19 patients

Mónika Fekete1, Zsófia Szarvas1, Vince Fazekas-Pongor1

  • 11 Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar, Népegészségtani Intézet, Budapest.

Orvosi Hetilap
|October 17, 2021
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