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authors: Rancourt, Rebecca C.; Schellong, Karen; Plagemann, Andreas
title: COVID-19 and Obesity: One pandemic meets another.
date: 2020-08-21
journal: Am J Obstet Gynecol
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.08.044
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doc_id: 852780
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pre-existing health condition of overweight/obesity, which is a growing risk factor in 33 pregnancy, is missing from this important discussion. As the COVID-19 disease has 34 ever-changing global mortality rates which thus far appear to have regional variations. 35 We implore researchers to collectively investigate and consider whether regional 

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