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COVID-19

The nutritional status of the elderly patient infected with COVID-19: the forgotten risk factor?

Jessica Abadía Oteroa Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Valladolid, SpainORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9629-6229
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Laisa Socorro Briongos Figueroa Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Valladolid, Spain
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Miriam Gabella Mattína Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Valladolid, Spain
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Iciar Usategui Martínb Internal Medicine Department, Clínico Hospital Universitario, Valladolid, Spain
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Pablo Cubero Moraisa Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Valladolid, Spain
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Luis Cuellar Olmedoc Endocrinology Department, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Valladolid, Spain
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Luis Inglada Galianaa Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Valladolid, Spain
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Carlos Dueñas Gutiérrezb Internal Medicine Department, Clínico Hospital Universitario, Valladolid, Spain
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Juana Carretero Gómezd Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Zafra, Badajoz, Spain
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Luis Corral Gudinoa Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Valladolid, Spain;e Medicine School, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, SpainORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0151-5420
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José Pablo Miramontes Gonzáleza Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Valladolid, Spain;f IBSAL – Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain;g Campus ciencias de la salud - Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, Salamanca, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 549-554 | Received 24 Oct 2020, Accepted 25 Jan 2021, Published online: 16 Feb 2021

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