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. 2022 Mar;32(3):743-744.
doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2021.12.003. Epub 2021 Dec 10.

Leptin as a potential prognostic marker of the severity of COVID-19 infection in obese patients

Maria J Baltodano-Calle  1 , Jhoanna S Polo-Vasquez  2 , Alina Romani-Pozo  3 , Diego Gutarra-Saldaña  3 , Emilio Guija-Poma  4
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Leptin as a potential prognostic marker of the severity of COVID-19 infection in obese patients

Maria J Baltodano-Calle et al. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2022 Mar.
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