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How does SARS-CoV-2 targets the elderly patients? A review on potential mechanisms increasing disease severity
Importance: Among COVID-19 cases, especially the (frail) elderly show a high number of severe infections, hospital admissions, complications, and death. The highest mortality is found between 80 and 89 years old. Why do these patients have a higher risk of severe COVID-19? In this narrative review w...
| Autores principales: | , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of European Federation of Internal Medicine.
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7703548/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33303345 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2020.11.024 |