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Clinical characteristics of 113 deceased patients with coronavirus disease 2019: retrospective study
BMJ 2020; 368 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m1091 (Published 26 March 2020) Cite this as: BMJ 2020;368:m1091Read our latest coverage of the coronavirus outbreak

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