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Editorial
. 2020 Jun;21(6):e13034.
doi: 10.1111/obr.13034. Epub 2020 Apr 13.

Risk of COVID-19 for patients with obesity

Radwan Kassir  1
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Editorial

Risk of COVID-19 for patients with obesity

Radwan Kassir. Obes Rev. 2020 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: BMI; COVID-19; adipose; human angiotensin converting enzyme 2; obesity.

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No conflict of interest was declared.

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