Is excess weight a risk factor for the development of COVID 19 infection? A preliminary report from India
Piyush Ranjan, Arvind Kumar, Souradeep Chowdhury, Shivam Pandey, Aashish Choudhary, Aakashneel Bhattacharya, Amandeep Singh, Ravindra Mohan Pandey, Naveet Wig, Naval K. Vikram
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