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. 2021 Feb:40:208-209.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.05.063. Epub 2020 May 27.

An updated meta-analysis of AST and ALT levels and the mortality of COVID-19 patients

Ying Wang  1 , Li Shi  1 , Yadong Wang  2 , Haiyan Yang  3
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An updated meta-analysis of AST and ALT levels and the mortality of COVID-19 patients

Ying Wang et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Feb.
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Keywords: Alanine aminotransferase; Aspartate aminotransferase; Coronavirus disease 2019; Mortality.

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Standardized mean difference and 95% confidence interval (CI) of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (A) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (B), and sensitivity analysis for AST (C) and ALT (D) between non-survival and survival coronavirus disease 2019 patients by random-effects model.
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