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Why does COVID-19 disproportionately affect older people?
The severity and outcome of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) largely depends on a patient’s age. Adults over 65 years of age represent 80% of hospitalizations and have a 23-fold greater risk of death than those under 65. In the clinic, COVID-19 patients most commonly present with fever, cough and...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Impact Journals
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7288963/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32470948 http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/aging.103344 |