Neuropathology of patients with COVID-19 in Germany: a post-mortem case series

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 19
Issue: 11
Pages: 919-929
Citations: 1313
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                                    Jakob Matschke, 
                                
                                    Marc Lütgehetmann, 
                                
                                    Christian Hagel
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Neuropathology of patients with COVID-19 in Germany: a post-mortem case series. 
                            The Lancet Neurology
                            , 19
                            (11)
                            , 919-929.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s1474-4422(20)30308-2
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s1474-4422(20)30308-2