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. 2020 Sep-Oct;14(5):775-776.
doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2020.06.003. Epub 2020 Jun 4.

Multimorbidity and SARS-CoV-2 infection in UK Biobank

Yogini V Chudasama  1 , Clare L Gillies  2 , Karen Appiah  2 , Francesco Zaccardi  2 , Cameron Razieh  3 , Melanie J Davies  3 , Thomas Yates  3 , Kamlesh Khunti  2
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Multimorbidity and SARS-CoV-2 infection in UK Biobank

Yogini V Chudasama et al. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2020 Sep-Oct.
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The most common co-occurring chronic diseases at baseline assessment of UK Biobank participants with multimorbidity and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection (n = 329), between March 16 and May 03, 2020.
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