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Review
. 2020 Nov;34(11):764-767.
doi: 10.1038/s41371-020-0380-y. Epub 2020 Jul 15.

COVID19 and increased mortality in African Americans: socioeconomic differences or does the renin angiotensin system also contribute?

Michael Doumas  1 , Dimitrios Patoulias  2 , Alexandra Katsimardou  2 , Konstantinos Stavropoulos  2 , Konstantinos Imprialos  2 , Asterios Karagiannis  2
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COVID19 and increased mortality in African Americans: socioeconomic differences or does the renin angiotensin system also contribute?

Michael Doumas et al. J Hum Hypertens. 2020 Nov.
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