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01-07-2020 | Coronavirus | Letter

IL-6 may be a good biomarker for earlier detection of COVID-19 progression

Authors: Changsong Wang, Dongsheng Fei, Xueting Li, Mingyan Zhao, Kaijiang Yu

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 7/2020

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Title: IL-6 may be a good biomarker for earlier detection of COVID-19 progression
Authors: Changsong Wang
Dongsheng Fei
Xueting Li
Mingyan Zhao
Kaijiang Yu
Publication date: 01-07-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Coronavirus
COVID-19
Biomarkers
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 7/2020
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-020-06065-8

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