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. 2020 Nov;63(11):2491-2494.
doi: 10.1007/s00125-020-05255-9. Epub 2020 Aug 20.

Blood glucose levels and COVID-19. Reply to Sardu C, D'Onofrio N, Balestrieri ML et al [letter] and Lepper PM, Bals R, Jüni P et al [letter]

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Blood glucose levels and COVID-19. Reply to Sardu C, D'Onofrio N, Balestrieri ML et al [letter] and Lepper PM, Bals R, Jüni P et al [letter]

Bertrand Cariou et al. Diabetologia. 2020 Nov.
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Keywords: Blood glucose; COVID-19; Diabetes; Mortality; Prognosis.

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