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. 2021 Apr;44(4):873-875.
doi: 10.1007/s40618-020-01325-2. Epub 2020 Jun 8.

Systemic steroids in patients with COVID-19: pros and contras, an endocrinological point of view

A M Berton  1 , N Prencipe  1 , R Giordano  2 , E Ghigo  1 , S Grottoli  3
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Systemic steroids in patients with COVID-19: pros and contras, an endocrinological point of view

A M Berton et al. J Endocrinol Invest. 2021 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: ARDS; Adrenal insufficiency; Coronavirus; Glucocorticoids; Septic shock; Viral pneumonia.

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