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Comment
. 2020 Jun;68(3):475-478.
doi: 10.1007/s12020-020-02383-5. Epub 2020 Jun 12.

Hypocalcemia is highly prevalent and predicts hospitalization in patients with COVID-19

Luigi Di Filippo  1 , Anna Maria Formenti  1 , Patrizia Rovere-Querini  2 , Michele Carlucci  3 , Caterina Conte  2 , Fabio Ciceri  2 , Alberto Zangrillo  4 , Andrea Giustina  5
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Hypocalcemia is highly prevalent and predicts hospitalization in patients with COVID-19

Luigi Di Filippo et al. Endocrine. 2020 Jun.
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Inflammatory parameters in patients with (YES) or without (NO) hypocalcemia based on actual and standardized ionized calcium levels
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