¿Why is it necessary to perform autopsies on patients who have died from Covid-19?

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covid-19, autopsia, trombosis

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Javier Lovo, Universidad de El Salvador. Facultad de Medicina. San Salvador,

Doctor en psicología (PhD) por Atlantic International University.

Doctor en Medicina (MD) por la Universidad de El Salvador.

Diplomado en Geriatría para la atención primaria por el instituto Nacional de Geriatría (INGER)

Diplomado en envejecimiento Saludable por el instituto Nacional de Geriatría (INGER)

Actualmente Residente de Primer Año de la especialidad en Medicina Familiar (Programa UES-ISSS)

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2020-06-19

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Lovo J. ¿Why is it necessary to perform autopsies on patients who have died from Covid-19?. Univ. Méd. Pinareña [Internet]. 2020 Jun. 19 [cited 2025 Jul. 1];16(3):e551. Available from: https://revgaleno.sld.cu/index.php/ump/article/view/551

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Vol. 16 No. 3 (2020): Septiembre-Diciembre

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Letter to the Editor

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