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The high mental health burden of “Long COVID” and its association with on-going physical and respiratory symptoms in all adults discharged from hospital

Amar J. Shah, Anita Saigal, Colette Smith, Simon Brill, James Goldring, John R. Hurst, Hannah Jarvis, Marc Lipman, Swapna Mandal

European Respiratory Journal · 2021 · 125 citations · 8 references

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<b>Adults discharged from hospital with COVID-19 may experience “Long COVID”, where mental health symptoms are significant and linked to physical symptoms such as breathlessness. Clinicians should use brief screening questionnaires to support their recovery.</b>https://bit.ly/3d22SJM

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