Pre-existing health conditions and severe COVID-19 outcomes: an umbrella review approach and meta-analysis of global evidence

Pre-existing health conditions and severe COVID-19 outcomes: an umbrella review approach and meta-analysis of global evidence

Abstract Background This study applies an umbrella review approach to summarise the global evidence on the risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes in patients with pre-existing health conditions. Methods Systematic reviews (SRs) were identified in PubMed, Embase/Medline and seven pre-print servers until De...

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Main Authors: Marina Treskova-Schwarzbach, Laura Haas, Sarah Reda, Antonia Pilic, Anna Borodova, Kasra Karimi, Judith Koch, Teresa Nygren, Stefan Scholz, Viktoria Schönfeld, Sabine Vygen-Bonnet, Ole Wichmann, Thomas Harder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Umbrella review
Pre-existing health conditions
Comorbidities
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
Hospitalisation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-02058-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-02058-6

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