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. 2021 Apr 15;57(4):2100324.
doi: 10.1183/13993003.00324-2021. Print 2021 Apr.

Reply: Is high-dose glucocorticoid beneficial in COVID-19?

Maryam Edalatifard  1 , Maryam Akhtari  2   3 , Mohammadreza Salehi  4 , Elham Farhadi  2   3 , Ahmadreza Jamshidi  2 , Mahdi Mahmoudi  2   3 , Abdolrahman Rostamian  5
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Reply: Is high-dose glucocorticoid beneficial in COVID-19?

Maryam Edalatifard et al. Eur Respir J. .

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Our clinical trial supports the beneficial use of a high dose of methylprednisolone for the treatment of severe COVID-19 patients. https://bit.ly/3qvc4Kz

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Conflict of interest: M. Edalatifard has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: M. Akhtari has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: M. Salehi has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: E. Farhadi has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: A. Jamshidi has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: M. Mahmoudi has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: A. Rostamian has nothing to disclose.

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