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Presenting Characteristics, Comorbidities, and Outcomes Among Patients With COVID-19 Hospitalized in Pakistan: Retrospective Observational Study

Hashaam Akhtar, Sundas Khalid, Fazal ur Rahman, Muhammad Umar, Sabahat Ali, Maham Afridi, Yousef Khader, Nasim Akhtar, Muhammad Mujeeb Khan, Aamer Ikram

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance · 2021 · 19 citations · 24 references

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Abstract

Older adult patients with comorbidities, such as hypertension, diabetes, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, and chronic kidney disease, are at increased risk of developing severe COVID-19 infections, with an increased likelihood of adverse clinical outcomes.

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