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. 2020 Sep;34(9):2085-2087.
doi: 10.1002/ptr.6745. Epub 2020 Jun 9.

Curcumin as a potential treatment for COVID-19

Francisco Airton Castro Rocha  1 , Marcos Renato de Assis  2   3
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Curcumin as a potential treatment for COVID-19

Francisco Airton Castro Rocha et al. Phytother Res. 2020 Sep.
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