Obesity and covid-19: a reflection on the relationship between pandemics.

Andressa Bolsoni Lopes Lorena Barros Furieri Maria Isabel Cardoso Alonso Vale

Published in: Revista gaucha de enfermagem (2021)

Obesity is a risk factor for the worsening of COVID-19, which is contributing to the overload of health services, and which requires differentiated health care, with adjustments in care, pharmacological protocols and commitment to health education in the within the Unified Health System.

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