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. 2020 May;8(5):e28.
doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30158-2. Epub 2020 Mar 26.

Antihypertensive drugs and risk of COVID-19?

Joshua D Brown  1
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Antihypertensive drugs and risk of COVID-19?

Joshua D Brown. Lancet Respir Med. 2020 May.
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  • Antihypertensive drugs and risk of COVID-19?
    Lo KB, McCullough PA, Rangaswami J. Lo KB, et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2020 May;8(5):e29. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30156-9. Epub 2020 Mar 26. Lancet Respir Med. 2020. PMID: 32222167 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Antihypertensive drugs and risk of COVID-19? - Authors' reply.
    Fang L, Karakiulakis G, Roth M. Fang L, et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2020 May;8(5):e32-e33. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30159-4. Epub 2020 Mar 26. Lancet Respir Med. 2020. PMID: 32222169 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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