Does use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs increase patients’ clinical severity of COVID-19?

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Henrique Souza Barros de Oliveira, Centro Universitário São Camilo

MD. Physician, Department of Medicine, Centro Universitário São Camilo (CUSC), São Paulo (SP), Brazil.

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2021-07-01

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Oliveira HSB de. Does use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs increase patients’ clinical severity of COVID-19?. Sao Paulo Med J [Internet]. 2021 Jul. 1 [cited 2025 Mar. 14];139(4):418-9. Available from: https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/479

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