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Association between pre-existing respiratory disease and its treatments and severe COVID-19: population cohort study

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Background Previous studies suggested that the prevalence of chronic respiratory disease in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 was lower than its prevalence in the general population. The aim of this study was to assess whether chronic lung disease or use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) affects the risk of contracting severe COVID-19. Methods In this population cohort study, records from 1205 general practices in England that contribute to the QResearch database were linked to Public H...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1016/S2213-2600(21)00095-3

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Primary Care Health Sciences
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-1802-4217


Publisher:
Elsevier
Journal:
Lancet Respiratory Medicine More from this journal
Volume:
9
Issue:
8
Pages:
909-923
Publication date:
2021-04-01
Acceptance date:
2021-02-08
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ISSN:
2213-2600


Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1161165
Local pid:
pubs:1161165
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2021-02-11
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