Are children less susceptible to COVID-19?

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2020, Pages 371-372

  Lee, Ping Ing ^a   Hu, Ya Li ^b   Chen, Po Yen ^c   Huang, Yhu Chering ^d   Hsueh, Po Ren ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME 2; CIGARETTE SMOKE;

ACID ASPIRATION; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INNATE IMMUNITY; MORTALITY; MORTALITY RATE; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; PARALYTIC POLIOMYELITIS; PATHOGENESIS; PEDIATRIC PATIENT; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS 2; SPANISH INFLUENZA;

EID: 85081000939     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: 19959133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2020.02.011     Document Type: Article

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