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Canonica G. W.
Correction: Circadian rhythm of COPD symptoms in clinically based phenotypes. Results from the STORICO Italian observational study (BMC Pulmonary Medicine (2019) 19 (171) DOI: 10.1186/s12890-019-0935-2)
Following publication of the original article [1], the authors flagged that the article had been provided with the names of the authors (not including the STORICO study group) in the wrong order: the 'Given Names' and Family Names' were erroneously swapped around. Please see this table for the correct order of the names: (Table Presented) This error has now been corrected in the original article and the corrected author list is detailed in this article.
Is diet partly responsible for differences in COVID-19 death rates between and within countries?
Abstract Reported COVID-19 deaths in Germany are relatively low as compared to many European countries. Among the several explanations proposed, an early and large testing of the population was put forward. Most current debates on COVID-19 focus on the differences among countries, but little attention has been given to regional differences and diet. The low-death rate European countries (e.g. Austria, Baltic States, Czech Republic, Finland, Norway, Poland, Slovakia) have used different quarantine and/or confinement times and methods and none have performed as many early tests as Germany. Among other factors that may be significant are the dietary habits. It seems that some foods largely use…