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Editorial

Does abdominal obesity influence immunological response to SARS-CoV-2 infection?

Fabian Sanchis-Gomara Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia and Incliva Biomedical Research Institute, Valencia, SpainORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0424-4208View further author information
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Carl J. Lavieb John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinical School - The University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Ian J. Neelandc UH Center for Cardiovascular Prevention and Center for Integrated and Novel Approaches in Vascular-Metabolic Disease (CINEMA), Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USAView further author information
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Giuseppe Lippid Section of Clinical Biochemistry, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement, University of Verona, Verona, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9523-9054View further author information
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Pages 271-272 | Received 29 Jul 2021, Accepted 24 Aug 2021, Published online: 17 Sep 2021

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