Risk factors and predictors associated with the severity of COVID-19 in China: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression
In the article that appeared on Page 7429-7441, Vol 12, No 12 December 2020 of the Journal of Thoracic Disease (JTD) (1), there are some mistakes on the order of authors’ organization.
Tao Zhang1, Wei-Sen Huang2, Weijie Guan3, Ziying Hong3, Jiabo Gao3, Guoying Gao3, Guofeng Wu4, Yin-Yin Qin3,5
1Nanshan School, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China; 2School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China; 3State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China; 4Department of Medicine, Liwan Central Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou, China; 5Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Shunde Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Lecong Hospital of Shunde District), Foshan, China
Therefore, the correct order should have read as follows:
Tao Zhang1,2, Wei-Sen Huang3, Weijie Guan1, Ziying Hong1, Jiabo Gao1, Guoying Gao1, Guofeng Wu4, Yin-Yin Qin1,5
1State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China; 2Nanshan School, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China; 3School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China; 4Department of Medicine, Liwan Central Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou, China; 5Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Shunde Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Lecong Hospital of Shunde District), Foshan, China
The authors regret the error.
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- 1.Zhang T, Huang WS, Guan W, et al. Risk factors and predictors associated with the severity of COVID-19 in China: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression. J Thorac Dis 2020;12:7429-41. 10.21037/jtd-20-1743 [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
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