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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2024 Apr 1;209(7):887-890.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.202310-1852LE.

Differences in the Response to High-Dose Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Self-identified Black and White Individuals: A Post Hoc Analysis of the NOSARSCOVID Randomized Clinical Trial

Naman S Shetty  1 , Valentina Giammatteo  2   3 , Mokshad Gaonkar  1 , Peng Li  4 , Oluwaseun Akeju  2   3 , Garima Arora  1 , Lorenzo Berra  2   5   6   3 , Pankaj Arora  1   7
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Differences in the Response to High-Dose Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Self-identified Black and White Individuals: A Post Hoc Analysis of the NOSARSCOVID Randomized Clinical Trial

Naman S Shetty et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
No abstract available

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Posterior probability curves for association of the primary outcome and mortality with inhaled nitric oxide therapy stratified by self-reported Race.
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Comment in

  • Racial Physiology: A Dangerous Precedent.
    D'Couto HT, Celi LA. D'Couto HT, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 May 15;209(10):1283-1284. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202402-0296LE. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024. PMID: 38452375 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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