We Should Do More to Offer Evidence-Based Treatment for an Important Modifiable Risk Factor for COVID-19: Obesity

• Main Authors: Nirjhar Dutta (Author), Nicholas E. Ingraham (Author), Michael G. Usher (Author), Claudia Fox (Author), Christopher J. Tignanelli (Author), Carolyn T. Bramante (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: SAGE Publishing, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Observational studies, from multiple countries, repeatedly demonstrate an association between obesity and severe COVID-19, which is defined as need for hospitalization, intensive care unit admission, invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) or death. Meta-analysis of studies from China, USA, and France...