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Meta-Analysis
. 2020 Aug 27;24(1):524.
doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-03224-7.

Efficacy of tocilizumab treatment in severely ill COVID-19 patients

Jie Zhao  1 , Wei Cui  1 , Bao-Ping Tian  2
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Meta-Analysis

Efficacy of tocilizumab treatment in severely ill COVID-19 patients

Jie Zhao et al. Crit Care. .
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Efficacy; Meta-analysis; Tocilizumab.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Forest plot of pooled mortality of severely ill coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients from included studies
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