COVID-19

Vânia Chagas da Costa1,2, Ulisses Ramos Montarroyos1, Katiuscia Araújo de Miranda Lopes2

  • 1Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife 50100-010, Pernambuco, Brazil.

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概括

住院患有COVID-19的儿童面临严重疾病的风险,特别是那些患有不受控制的喘,肥胖,咳或不到一年的儿童. 改善喘和营养管理对于这些儿科患者至关重要.

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