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. 2020 Nov;2(11):e659-e660.
doi: 10.1016/S2665-9913(20)30284-8. Epub 2020 Aug 17.

Tocilizumab for severe COVID-19 pneumonia

Salvatore Piano  1 , Roberto Vettor  1 , Paolo Angeli  1 ; COVID-LIVER study group
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Tocilizumab for severe COVID-19 pneumonia

Salvatore Piano et al. Lancet Rheumatol. 2020 Nov.
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