Long COVID and the diagnosis of underlying hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorders
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Brian P. Logarbo MD, MS
Tulane University School of Medicine, Tulane Center for Clinical Research, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Brian P. Logarbo, Tulane University School of Medicine, Tulane Center for Clinical Research, New Orleans, LA, USA.
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Search for more papers by this authorMei Yang MD, MS, PhD
Department of Neurology, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Search for more papers by this authorMichele T. Longo MD, MPH
Department of Neurology, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Search for more papers by this authorCatherine Kingry MD
Tulane University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, The Fascia Institute and Treatment Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJacques Courseault MD
Tulane University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, The Fascia Institute and Treatment Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Brian P. Logarbo MD, MS
Tulane University School of Medicine, Tulane Center for Clinical Research, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Brian P. Logarbo, Tulane University School of Medicine, Tulane Center for Clinical Research, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorMei Yang MD, MS, PhD
Department of Neurology, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Search for more papers by this authorMichele T. Longo MD, MPH
Department of Neurology, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Search for more papers by this authorCatherine Kingry MD
Tulane University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, The Fascia Institute and Treatment Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJacques Courseault MD
Tulane University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, The Fascia Institute and Treatment Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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