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. 2020 Jun;38(6):1191-1192.
doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000002474.

Could renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors be used for hypertensive patients with coronavirus disease 2019?

Di Liu  1   2 , Yun-Zhao Li  1   2 , Hui Wu  1   2
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Could renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors be used for hypertensive patients with coronavirus disease 2019?

Di Liu et al. J Hypertens. 2020 Jun.
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