Prague Med. Rep. 2023, 124, 77-93

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2023.7

Prognostic Significance of the Coagulation and Complement Systems in Critical COVID-19 Infection

Amitabha Ray1, Kristen A. K. Winter1, Dayalu S. L. Naik2, Chuku Okorie3

1College of Medical Science, Alderson Broaddus University, Philippi, United States
2National Institute of Traditional Medicine (ICMR), Belagavi, India
3Union County College, Plainfield, United States

Received November 5, 2022
Accepted April 18, 2023

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