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Comment
. 2020 Jun 6;395(10239):1759-1760.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30749-2. Epub 2020 May 25.

Caution against corticosteroid-based COVID-19 treatment

Chong Tang  1 , Yichuan Wang  1 , Houshan Lv  2 , Zhenpeng Guan  3 , Jin Gu  4
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Caution against corticosteroid-based COVID-19 treatment

Chong Tang et al. Lancet. .
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