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Covid-19: risk factors for severe disease and death
BMJ 2020; 368 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m1198 (Published 26 March 2020) Cite this as: BMJ 2020;368:m1198Read our latest coverage of the coronavirus outbreak
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