SGLT2 inhibition during the COVID-19 epidemic: Friend or foe?
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SUBMITTER: Scheen AJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7836403 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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SGLT2 inhibition during the COVID-19 epidemic: Friend or foe?
Diabetes & metabolism 20200617 5
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