ABO blood group and risk of COVID-19 infection and complications: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Marta Gutiérrez-Valencia, Leire Leache, Julián Librero, Carlos Jericó, Mónica Enguita Germán, Jose Antonio García-Erce, Marta Gutiérrez-Valencia, Leire Leache, Julián Librero, Carlos Jericó, Mónica Enguita Germán, Jose Antonio García-Erce

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Keywords: ABO blood group; COVID-19; meta-analysis; systematic review.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have disclosed no conflicts of interest.

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Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses statement (PRISMA) flow diagram [Color figure can be viewed at wileyonlinelibrary.com]
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Forest plot for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) infection. 1. O versus non‐O; 2. A versus non‐A; and 3. B versus non B [Color figure can be viewed at wileyonlinelibrary.com]
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Forest plot for mortality. 1. O versus non‐O; 2. A versus non‐A; and 3. B versus non‐B [Color figure can be viewed at wileyonlinelibrary.com]

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