Length of hospital stay and survival of hospitalized COVID-19 patients during the second wave of the pandemic: A single centre retrospective study from Slovenia

Rozman, Aleš; Rituper, Boštjan; Kačar, Mark; Kopač, Peter; Zidarn, Mihaela; Pohar Perme, Maja

doi:10.2478/sjph-2022-0027

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Length of hospital stay and survival of hospitalized COVID-19 patients during the second wave of the pandemic: A single centre retrospective study from Slovenia

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