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Meta-Analysis
. 2020 May-Jun;64(3):199-200.
doi: 10.20945/2359-3997000000256.

Type 2 diabetes as a major risk factor for COVID-19 severity: a meta-analysis

Lana C Pinto  1   2 , Marcello C Bertoluci  2
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Meta-Analysis

Type 2 diabetes as a major risk factor for COVID-19 severity: a meta-analysis

Lana C Pinto et al. Arch Endocrinol Metab. 2020 May-Jun.
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Figure 1. Forest-plot showing association of diabetes and severity of COVID-19, obtained from7descriptive studies.
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