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Comment
. 2021 Jul 6;144(1):e6-e7.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.054075. Epub 2021 Jul 6.

Letter by Li and Lu Regarding Article, "Association of Body Mass Index and Age With Morbidity and Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19: Results From the American Heart Association COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease Registry"

Yuping Li  1 , Guangyu Lu  2
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Letter by Li and Lu Regarding Article, "Association of Body Mass Index and Age With Morbidity and Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19: Results From the American Heart Association COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease Registry"

Yuping Li et al. Circulation. .
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