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. 2020 Jun;41(6):752-753.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.80.

A potential protective role of losartan against coronavirus-induced lung damage

Mehrdad Zeinalian  1 , Azhar Salari-Jazi  2 , Amin Jannesari  3 , Hossein Khanahmad  1
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A potential protective role of losartan against coronavirus-induced lung damage

Mehrdad Zeinalian et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Jun.
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