Deconditioning as main mechanism of impaired exercise response in COVID-19 survivors

Rocco Francesco Rinaldo, Michele Mondoni, Elena Maria Parazzini, Federica Pitari, Elena Brambilla, Simone Luraschi, Maurizio Balbi, Giuseppe Francesco Sferrazza Papa, Giovanni Sotgiu, Marco Guazzi, Fabiano Di Marco, Stefano Centanni

Source: Eur Respir J, 58 (2) 2100870; 10.1183/13993003.00870-2021
Journal Issue: August
Disease area: Respiratory critical care

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