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. 2020 May;38(5):781-782.
doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000002450.

Can angiotensin receptor-blocking drugs perhaps be harmful in the COVID-19 pandemic?

Murray Esler  1 , Danielle Esler  2
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Can angiotensin receptor-blocking drugs perhaps be harmful in the COVID-19 pandemic?

Murray Esler et al. J Hypertens. 2020 May.
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