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ArticleClinical drug investigation2020

Could Tocilizumab be an Attractive Therapeutic Option for Elderly Patients with Severe COVID-19? A Case Report.

Caroline Streicher, Xavier Engalenc, Marion Gaudin, Guillaume Vignaud, Annick Daulange, Bruno Abraham

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Article in Clinical drug investigation, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Caroline StreicherUnité de préparation et de contrôle pharmaceutique (UPCP), Centre Hospitalier de Brive La Gaillarde, 1 boulevard du Dr Verlhac, 19312, Brive la Gaillarde Cedex, France. caroline.streicher@ch-brive.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1230-738X
Xavier EngalencMédecine interne et Maladies infectieuses, Centre Hospitalier de Brive La Gaillarde, 1 boulevard du Dr Verlhac, 19312, Brive la Gaillarde Cedex, France.
Marion GaudinMédecine interne et Maladies infectieuses, Centre Hospitalier de Brive La Gaillarde, 1 boulevard du Dr Verlhac, 19312, Brive la Gaillarde Cedex, France.
Guillaume VignaudMédecine interne et Maladies infectieuses, Centre Hospitalier de Brive La Gaillarde, 1 boulevard du Dr Verlhac, 19312, Brive la Gaillarde Cedex, France.
Annick DaulangeUnité de préparation et de contrôle pharmaceutique (UPCP), Centre Hospitalier de Brive La Gaillarde, 1 boulevard du Dr Verlhac, 19312, Brive la Gaillarde Cedex, France.
Bruno AbrahamMédecine interne et Maladies infectieuses, Centre Hospitalier de Brive La Gaillarde, 1 boulevard du Dr Verlhac, 19312, Brive la Gaillarde Cedex, France.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Identifiers

PMID32951190
PMCPMC7502217

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