Prevalence of comorbidities and its effects in patients infected with Sars-CoV-2: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Jing Yang; Ya Zheng; Xi Gou; Ke Pu; Zhaofeng Chen; Qinghong Guo; Rui Ji; Haojia Wang; Yuping Wang; Yongning Zhou

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2020.03.017

Prevalence of comorbidities and its effects in patients infected with Sars-CoV-2

A systematic review and meta-analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID	23328670
Authors	Jing Yang (0009-0004-1715-4513), Ya Zheng (0000-0002-7469-5955), Xi Gou, Ke Pu (0000-0002-9627-4887), Zhaofeng Chen (0000-0003-3492-6656), Qinghong Guo, Rui Ji (0000-0001-5692-1640), Haojia Wang (0000-0002-1457-8458), Yuping Wang (0000-0002-8676-7549), Yongning Zhou (0000-0002-7304-929X)
Year	2020
Volume	94
Pages	91-95
Publication date	2020-05-01
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	Yes
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	International Journal of Infectious Diseases (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 1201-9712 • E-ISSN: 1878-3511
Publisher	Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI	10.1016/j.ijid.2020.03.017
Language	EN
Citations received	175
References cited	19

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