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. 2021 Jan;224(1):121-122.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.08.044. Epub 2020 Aug 21.

Coronavirus disease 2019 and obesity: one pandemic meets another

Rebecca C Rancourt  1 , Karen Schellong  2 , Andreas Plagemann  2
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Coronavirus disease 2019 and obesity: one pandemic meets another

Rebecca C Rancourt et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Jan.
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    Dashraath P, Wong JLJ, Su LL. Dashraath P, et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Jan;224(1):122-123. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.08.046. Epub 2020 Aug 21. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021. PMID: 32835716 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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  • Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and pregnancy.
    Dashraath P, Wong JLJ, Lim MXK, Lim LM, Li S, Biswas A, Choolani M, Mattar C, Su LL. Dashraath P, et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Jun;222(6):521-531. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.03.021. Epub 2020 Mar 23. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020. PMID: 32217113 Free PMC article. Review.

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