Letter to the Editor

Is There a Link between COVID-19 Mortality with Genus, Age, ABO Blood Group Type, and ACE2 Gene Polymorphism?

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DOI https://doi.org/10.18502/ijph.v49i8.3910
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CHEGNI H, PAKRAVAN N, SAADATI M, GHAFFARI A, SHIRZAD H, HASSAN Z. Is There a Link between COVID-19 Mortality with Genus, Age, ABO Blood Group Type, and ACE2 Gene Polymorphism?. Iran J Public Health. 2020;49(8):1582-1584.