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Increased Metabolic Burden Among Blacks: A Putative Mechanism for  Disparate COVID-19 Outcomes

Mounting evidence shows a disproportionate COVID-19 burden among Blacks. Early findings indicate pre-existing metabolic burden (eg, obesity, hypertension and diabetes) as key drivers of COVID-19 severity. Since Blacks exhibit higher prevalence of metabolic burden, we examined the influence of metabo...

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Autores principales: Jean-Louis, Girardin, Turner, Arlener D, Jin, Peng, Liu, Mengling, Boutin-Foster, Carla, McFarlane, Samy I, Seixas, Azizi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7537835/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33061507
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S267952