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Open Access 01-12-2020 | Atorvastatin | Research Letter

Atorvastatin associated with decreased hazard for death in COVID-19 patients admitted to an ICU: a retrospective cohort study

Authors: Guillermo Rodriguez-Nava, Daniela Patricia Trelles-Garcia, Maria Adriana Yanez-Bello, Chul Won Chung, Valeria Patricia Trelles-Garcia, Harvey J. Friedman

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2020

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To the editor, …
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Title
Atorvastatin associated with decreased hazard for death in COVID-19 patients admitted to an ICU: a retrospective cohort study
Authors
Guillermo Rodriguez-Nava
Daniela Patricia Trelles-Garcia
Maria Adriana Yanez-Bello
Chul Won Chung
Valeria Patricia Trelles-Garcia
Harvey J. Friedman
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-03154-4

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