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. 2020 Nov:144:110292.
doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2020.110292. Epub 2020 Sep 25.

The "COVID-19 Score" can predict the need for tracheal intubation in critically ill COVID-19 patients - A hypothesis

Ankur Khandelwal  1 , Gyaninder Pal Singh  2 , Girija Prasad Rath  1 , Arvind Chaturvedi  1
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The "COVID-19 Score" can predict the need for tracheal intubation in critically ill COVID-19 patients - A hypothesis

Ankur Khandelwal et al. Med Hypotheses. 2020 Nov.
No abstract available

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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

Comment in

  • The 'core' of the 'score' (COVID-19)?
    Magoon R. Magoon R. Med Hypotheses. 2021 Jan;146:110361. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2020.110361. Epub 2020 Nov 8. Med Hypotheses. 2021. PMID: 33213998 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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