Erratum to risk factors and predictors associated with the severity of COVID-19 in China: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression

Risk factors and predictors associated with the severity of COVID-19 in China: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression

In the article that appeared on Page 7429-7441, Vol 12, No 12 December 2020 of the Journal of Thoracic Disease (JTD) (1), there are some mistakes on the order of authors’ organization.

Tao Zhang¹, Wei-Sen Huang², Weijie Guan³, Ziying Hong³, Jiabo Gao³, Guoying Gao³, Guofeng Wu⁴, Yin-Yin Qin^3,5

¹Nanshan School, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China; ²School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China; ³State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China; ⁴Department of Medicine, Liwan Central Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou, China; ⁵Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Shunde Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Lecong Hospital of Shunde District), Foshan, China

Therefore, the correct order should have read as follows:

Tao Zhang^1,2, Wei-Sen Huang³, Weijie Guan¹, Ziying Hong¹, Jiabo Gao¹, Guoying Gao¹, Guofeng Wu⁴, Yin-Yin Qin^1,5

¹State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China; ²Nanshan School, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China; ³School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China; ⁴Department of Medicine, Liwan Central Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou, China; ⁵Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Shunde Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Lecong Hospital of Shunde District), Foshan, China

The authors regret the error.

Footnote

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References

1. Zhang T, Huang WS, Guan W, et al. Risk factors and predictors associated with the severity of COVID-19 in China: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression. J Thorac Dis 2020;12:7429-41. [Crossref] [PubMed]