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Original Research

Serum Albumin Levels are a Predictor of COVID-19 Patient Prognosis: Evidence from a Single Cohort in Chongqing, China

Yuan Xu1 Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400014, People’s Republic of China;2 Department of Clinical Laboratory, Chongqing General Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400014, People’s Republic of China;3 Chongqing College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400014, People’s Republic of China;4 Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, 637000, People’s Republic of China
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Huan Yang2 Department of Clinical Laboratory, Chongqing General Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400014, People’s Republic of China;5 Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1373-5623
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Jing Wang6 Department of Clinical Laboratory, Chongqing Public Health Medical Center, Chongqing, 400036, People’s Republic of China
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Xiaoying Li2 Department of Clinical Laboratory, Chongqing General Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400014, People’s Republic of China;5 Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8410-5007
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Chengjun Xue6 Department of Clinical Laboratory, Chongqing Public Health Medical Center, Chongqing, 400036, People’s Republic of China
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Changchun Niu2 Department of Clinical Laboratory, Chongqing General Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400014, People’s Republic of China
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Pu Liao1 Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400014, People’s Republic of China;2 Department of Clinical Laboratory, Chongqing General Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400014, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 2785-2797 | Published online: 24 Jun 2021

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