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Does higher body mass index increase COVID-19 severity? A systematic review and meta-analysis

INTRODUCTION: Obesity and higher BMI is one of the leading comorbidities to increase the risk of COVID-19 severity. This paper presents a systematic review and meta-analysis estimating the effects of overweight and obesity on COVID-19 disease severity. METHOD: Two electronic databases (Medline and C...

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Autores principales: Chowdhury, Akibul Islam, Alam, Mohammad Rahanur, Rabbi, Md. Fazley, Rahman, Tanjina, Reza, Sompa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ltd. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8046705/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33875972
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.obmed.2021.100340