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. 2020 Jul;39(7):2101-2102.
doi: 10.1007/s10067-020-05144-x. Epub 2020 May 11.

Colchicine may not be effective in COVID-19 infection; it may even be harmful?

Medine Cumhur Cure  1 , Adem Kucuk  2 , Erkan Cure  3
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Colchicine may not be effective in COVID-19 infection; it may even be harmful?

Medine Cumhur Cure et al. Clin Rheumatol. 2020 Jul.
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