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. 2021 Nov 8;36(43):e305.
doi: 10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e305.

Can Environmental Pollutants Be a Factor Linking Obesity and COVID-19?

Duk-Hee Lee  1
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Can Environmental Pollutants Be a Factor Linking Obesity and COVID-19?

Duk-Hee Lee. J Korean Med Sci. .
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The author has no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

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Fig. 1. Possible mechanisms linking obesity to severe COVID-19 outcomes.
COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019, POPs = persistent organic pollutants.
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