Commentary: Obesity: The "Achilles heel" for COVID-19?

Metabolism

Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Endocrinology Unit, University Federico II, Naples, Italy; Centro italiano per la cura e il benessere del paziente (C.I.B.O), Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Endocrinology Unit, University Federico II, Naples, Italy; Cattedra Unesco "Educazione alla salute e allo sviluppo sostenibile", University Federico II, Naples, Italy.

Published: July 2020

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