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Comment
. 2020 Jun;52(6):1193-1194.
doi: 10.1007/s11255-020-02451-9. Epub 2020 Mar 28.

Chronic kidney disease is associated with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection

Brandon Michael Henry  1 , Giuseppe Lippi  2
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Chronic kidney disease is associated with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection

Brandon Michael Henry et al. Int Urol Nephrol. 2020 Jun.
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Forest plot of demonstrating association of chronic kidney disease with severe COVID-19 disease
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