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. 2020 Jun;212(10):450-452.e1.
doi: 10.5694/mja2.50603. Epub 2020 May 6.

Drug repurposing in the era of COVID-19: a call for leadership and government investment

Jennifer H Martin  1   2 , Nikola A Bowden  1
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Drug repurposing in the era of COVID-19: a call for leadership and government investment

Jennifer H Martin et al. Med J Aust. 2020 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Drug industry; Drugs, generic; Infectious diseases; Medicine, traditional; Policy, drugs and alcohol; Respiratory tract infections; Virology.

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