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Comment
. 2020 Oct;48(5):805-806.
doi: 10.1007/s15010-020-01441-4. Epub 2020 May 10.

Glucocorticoid versus immunoglobulin in the treatment of COVID-19-associated fulminant myocarditis

Chia Siang Kow  1 , Syed Shahzad Hasan  2
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Glucocorticoid versus immunoglobulin in the treatment of COVID-19-associated fulminant myocarditis

Chia Siang Kow et al. Infection. 2020 Oct.
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