COVID-19:

Cristina Stefania Dumitru1, Raul Patrascu2, Alexia Manole3

  • 1Department II of Microscopic Morphology, Discipline of Histology, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, E. Murgu Square, No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.

Biomedicines
|August 28, 2025
PubMed
概括

肥胖显著增加严重COVID-19的风险,导致肺部损伤更大,结果更差. 这凸显了对肥胖的具体风险评估在疾病管理中的必要性.

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