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Editorial
. 2021 Apr;4(2):e00189.
doi: 10.1002/edm2.189. Epub 2020 Oct 21.

Confluence of obesity and MAFLD during Covid-19 pandemic in a developing country

Jhean Gabriel Gonzáles Yovera  1 , Marcio Jose Concepción-Zavaleta  2 , Julia Coronado Arroyo  3 , Diego Moreno Marreros  4
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Editorial

Confluence of obesity and MAFLD during Covid-19 pandemic in a developing country

Jhean Gabriel Gonzáles Yovera et al. Endocrinol Diabetes Metab. 2021 Apr.

Abstract

The direct relation between the overweight/obesity, MAFLD and the severity SARS-CoV-2 infection. increase number of cases of obesity and MAFLD is an important risk factor for high mortality of COVID-19 patients.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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