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Elevated serum ferritin level effectively discriminates severity illness and liver injury of coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia

Peng Caoa Department of Pharmacy, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China;b Hubei Province Clinical Research Center for Precision Medicine for Critical Illness, Wuhan, ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7228-3511View further author information
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Yuanjue Wuc Department of Clinical Nutrition, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaView further author information
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Sanlan Wua Department of Pharmacy, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China;b Hubei Province Clinical Research Center for Precision Medicine for Critical Illness, Wuhan, ChinaView further author information
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Tingting Wua Department of Pharmacy, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China;b Hubei Province Clinical Research Center for Precision Medicine for Critical Illness, Wuhan, ChinaView further author information
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Qilin Zhanga Department of Pharmacy, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China;b Hubei Province Clinical Research Center for Precision Medicine for Critical Illness, Wuhan, ChinaView further author information
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Rui Zhanga Department of Pharmacy, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China;b Hubei Province Clinical Research Center for Precision Medicine for Critical Illness, Wuhan, ChinaView further author information
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Zhao Wangd Department of Laboratory Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaView further author information
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Yu Zhanga Department of Pharmacy, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China;b Hubei Province Clinical Research Center for Precision Medicine for Critical Illness, Wuhan, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 207-212 | Received 09 Aug 2020, Accepted 22 Nov 2020, Published online: 10 Feb 2021

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