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Comment
. 2021 May-Jun;15(3):1059-1060.
doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2021.03.009. Epub 2021 Mar 24.

Letter to the Editor in response to article: Hypocalcemia is associated with severe COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis (Martha et al.)

Eftychios E Siniorakis  1 , Spyridon G Arvanitakis  2 , Maximilianos J Elkouris  3
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Letter to the Editor in response to article: Hypocalcemia is associated with severe COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis (Martha et al.)

Eftychios E Siniorakis et al. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2021 May-Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Endoplasmic reticulum; Hypocalcemia; Intracellular calcium; Virus replication.

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