letter . 2020 Apr 9:ciaa415. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa415
Obesity in patients younger than 60 years is a risk factor for Covid-19 hospital admission
Jennifer Lighter
1,2,✉, Michael Phillips
2,3, Sarah Hochman
2,3, Stephanie Sterling
2,3, Diane Johnson
2,3, Fritz Francois
3, Anna Stachel
2
Jennifer Lighter, MD
1
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, New York NY
2
Department of Infection Prevention and Control, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, New York NY
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Michael Phillips, MD
2
Department of Infection Prevention and Control, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, New York NY
3
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, New York NY
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Sarah Hochman, MD
2
Department of Infection Prevention and Control, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, New York NY
3
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, New York NY
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Stephanie Sterling, MD
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Department of Infection Prevention and Control, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, New York NY
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Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, New York NY
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Diane Johnson, MD
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Department of Infection Prevention and Control, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, New York NY
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Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, New York NY
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Fritz Francois, MD
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Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, New York NY
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Anna Stachel, MPH
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Department of Infection Prevention and Control, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, New York NY
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Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, New York NY
2
Department of Infection Prevention and Control, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, New York NY
3
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, New York NY
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Corresponding Author: Jennifer Lighter, MD New York University Langone Health 545 First Avenue Greenberg Hall, SC1-174 New York, NY 10016 Telephone: 212-263-5454 Fax: 212-263-0523 Jennifer.Lighter@nyumc.org
Received 2020 Mar 31.
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