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Comment
. 2021 Sep;61(9):1145-1148.
doi: 10.1002/jcph.1929. Epub 2021 Jul 10.

Therapeutic Application of Corticosteroids in COVID-19: A Focus on Optimum Dose and Duration of Therapy

Sajad Khiali  1 , Taher Entezari-Maleki  1   2
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Therapeutic Application of Corticosteroids in COVID-19: A Focus on Optimum Dose and Duration of Therapy

Sajad Khiali et al. J Clin Pharmacol. 2021 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS); corticosteroid; cytokine release syndrome; dexamethasone; methylprednisolone.

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