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Scale and scope of long covid
Acknowledging breathlessness post-covid
BMJ 2021; 373 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1264 (Published 20 May 2021) Cite this as: BMJ 2021;373:n1264
- Nicholas Hopkinson, reader in respiratory medicine, honorary consultant physician
- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Royal Brompton Hospital Campus, London, UK
- n.hopkinson{at}ic.ac.uk
Covid-19 is a respiratory infection, although it can be associated with both acute and long term systemic complications. Breathlessness is among the most common symptoms reported in people followed up after hospital admission,1 following infection identified in the community,2 and in those reporting that they have long-covid.3 Consistent with this, Ayoubkhani and colleagues report rates of respiratory disease, …
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