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. 2020 Sep;81(3):e44-e47.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.06.060. Epub 2020 Jun 25.

The association of hypertension with the severity and mortality of COVID-19 patients: Evidence based on adjusted effect estimates

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The association of hypertension with the severity and mortality of COVID-19 patients: Evidence based on adjusted effect estimates

Xuan Liang et al. J Infect. 2020 Sep.
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The pooled effects and their 95% confidence interval (CI) of the relationship between hypertension and adverse outcomes in patients with COVID-19 (A). Sensitivity analysis of the relationship between hypertension and adverse outcomes in patients with COVID-19 (B).

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