COVID-19 in persons aged 70+ in an early affected German district: Risk factors, mortality and post-COVID care needs—A retrospective observational study of hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients - Herrmann, Matthias L.; Hahn, Johannes-Martin; Walter-Frank, Birgit; Bollinger, Desiree M.; Schmauder, Kristina; Schnauder, Günter; Bitzer, Michael; Malek, Nisar P.; Eschweiler, Gerhard W.; Göpel, Siri (PloS one, 2021)
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