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Editorial
. 2020 Jul;158(1):55-56.
doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.03.040. Epub 2020 Mar 31.

Safety of Ibuprofen in Patients With COVID-19: Causal or Confounded?

Mohit Sodhi  1 , Mahyar Etminan  2
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Editorial

Safety of Ibuprofen in Patients With COVID-19: Causal or Confounded?

Mohit Sodhi et al. Chest. 2020 Jul.
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