Obesity may contribute to Japanese COVID-19 death rate
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Obesity and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Journal of Nursing Care and Practice
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2639-9911
DOI: 10.29328/journal.cjncp.1001028