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Risk of severe illness in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 of Delta variant: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Chia Siang Kowa School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Dinesh Sangarran Ramachandramb School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Subang Jaya, MalaysiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5390-7026
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Syed Shahzad Hasanc School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom;d School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4058-2215
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Pages 614-617 | Received 08 Mar 2022, Accepted 16 Mar 2022, Published online: 07 Apr 2022

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