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. 2020 Oct;31(10):1417-1418.
doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.06.015. Epub 2020 Jun 29.

Androgen deprivation and SARS-CoV-2 in men with prostate cancer

M Koskinen  1 , O Carpen  1 , V Honkanen  2 , M R J Seppänen  3 , P J Miettinen  3 , J A Tuominen  2 , T Raivio  4
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Androgen deprivation and SARS-CoV-2 in men with prostate cancer

M Koskinen et al. Ann Oncol. 2020 Oct.
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