COVID-19 and steroid therapy: Impact on diabetes

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¹ Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India. Electronic address: Saurabh_kgmu@yahoo.co.in.
² Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India.

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Saurabh Mittal et al. Prim Care Diabetes. 2020 Oct.

. 2020 Oct;14(5):568.

doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2020.07.013. Epub 2020 Jul 30.

¹ Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India. Electronic address: Saurabh_kgmu@yahoo.co.in.
² Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India.

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COVID-19 and diabetes: What does the clinician need to know?
Papadokostaki E, Tentolouris N, Liberopoulos E. Papadokostaki E, et al. Prim Care Diabetes. 2020 Oct;14(5):558-563. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2020.06.010. Epub 2020 Jul 3. Prim Care Diabetes. 2020. PMID: 32654982 Free PMC article. Review.

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