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. 2021 Jan;28(1):e1.
doi: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2020-002295. Epub 2020 May 29.

Epinephrine use in COVID-19: friend or foe?

Pan Luo  1 , Dong Liu  2 , Juan Li  2
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Epinephrine use in COVID-19: friend or foe?

Pan Luo et al. Eur J Hosp Pharm. 2021 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: infection control; infectious diseases & infestations; intensive & critical care; pathology; pharmacology.

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