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Comment
. 2020 Oct 24;396(10259):e61-e62.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32132-2. Epub 2020 Oct 9.

Steroids for sepsis and ARDS: this eternal controversy remains with COVID-19

Jean Carlet  1 , Didier Payen  2 , Steven M Opal  3
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Steroids for sepsis and ARDS: this eternal controversy remains with COVID-19

Jean Carlet et al. Lancet. .
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