Reduction in hospitalised COPD exacerbations during COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis

• Jaber S. Alqahtani ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: Alqahtani-Jaber@hotmail.com

  Affiliations UCL Respiratory, University College London, London, United Kingdom, Department of Respiratory Care, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1795-5092

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• Tope Oyelade,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation UCL Division of Medicine, London, United Kingdom

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• Abdulelah M. Aldhahir,

  Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Respiratory Care Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia

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• Renata Gonçalves Mendes,

  Roles Investigation, Resources, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Physical Therapy, Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy Laboratory, Federal University of São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil

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• Saeed M. Alghamdi,

  Roles Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6677-1110

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• Marc Miravitlles,

  Roles Formal analysis, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Pneumology Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d´Hebron/Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d’Hebron Hospital Campus; CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Barcelona, Spain

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9850-9520

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• Swapna Mandal,

  Roles Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations UCL Respiratory, University College London, London, United Kingdom, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

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• John R. Hurst

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations UCL Respiratory, University College London, London, United Kingdom, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

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