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. 2021 Feb;15(1):217-222.
doi: 10.1007/s12072-020-10133-y. Epub 2021 Jan 28.

Chronic liver disease independently associated with COVID-19 severity: evidence based on adjusted effect estimates

Haiyan Yang  1 , Jie Xu  2 , Xuan Liang  2 , Li Shi  2 , Yadong Wang  3
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Chronic liver disease independently associated with COVID-19 severity: evidence based on adjusted effect estimates

Haiyan Yang et al. Hepatol Int. 2021 Feb.
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Keywords: Adjusted effect estimate; COVID-19; Chronic liver disease; Meta-analysis; Severity.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors Haiyan Yang, Jie Xu, Xuan Liang, Li Shi and Yadong Wang have no any potential conflict of interest regarding this submitted manuscript.

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a The forest plot on the association between chronic liver disease and severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the basis of 29 studies with 90,095 cases reporting adjusted effect estimates; b The forest plot on the association between chronic liver disease and COVID-19 mortality; c Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis indicated that our results were stable and robust. *Indicates that the combined value was calculated on the basis of subgroups
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