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Editorial
. 2021 Mar;96(3):518-520.
doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.01.014. Epub 2021 Jan 26.

The Obesity Paradox in Infections and Implications for COVID-19

Carl J Lavie  1 , Douglas B Coursin  2 , Micah T Long  3
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The Obesity Paradox in Infections and Implications for COVID-19

Carl J Lavie et al. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 Mar.
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