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Practice Guideline
. 2021 Mar 30;68(8):573-576.
doi: 10.1016/j.endinu.2021.02.001. Online ahead of print.

Obesity and COVID-19. A necessary position statement

[Article in English, Spanish]
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Obesity and COVID-19. A necessary position statement

[Article in English, Spanish]
Irene Bretón et al. Endocrinol Diabetes Nutr (Engl Ed). .
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