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Physical activity and COVID-19: an observational and Mendelian randomisation study

Xiaomeng Zhang, Xue Li, Ziwen Sun, Yazhou He, Wei Xu, Harry Campbell, Malcolm G. Dunlop, Maria Timofeeva, Evropi Τheodoratou

Journal of Global Health · 2020 · 52 citations · 15 references

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Physical activity (PA) is known to be a protective lifestyle factor against several non-communicable diseases while its impact on infectious diseases, including Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is not as clear.

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