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Editorial
. 2020 Oct;46(5):343-344.
doi: 10.1016/j.diabet.2020.06.003. Epub 2020 Jun 17.

SGLT2 inhibition during the COVID-19 epidemic: Friend or foe?

A J Scheen  1
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Editorial

SGLT2 inhibition during the COVID-19 epidemic: Friend or foe?

A J Scheen. Diabetes Metab. 2020 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: Adipose tissue; COVID-19; Inflammation; Ketoacidosis; SGLT2 inhibitor.

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