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Comment
. 2021 Nov;29(11):1747-1748.
doi: 10.1002/oby.23277. Epub 2021 Aug 31.

Inflammation, Obesity, and COVID-19: Facts and Flaws

Angelo Di Vincenzo  1   2 , Marco Rossato  2
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Inflammation, Obesity, and COVID-19: Facts and Flaws

Angelo Di Vincenzo et al. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2021 Nov.
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