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Primary Care Relevant Risk Factors for Adverse Outcomes in Patients With COVID-19 Infection: A Systematic Review

Michelle Bentivegna, Cassie Hulme and Mark H. Ebell
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine February 2021, 34 (Supplement) S113-S126; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.S1.200429
Michelle Bentivegna
From the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Georgia (MB, CH, MHE).
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Cassie Hulme
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