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. 2020 Aug;39(8):2485-2486.
doi: 10.1007/s10067-020-05247-5. Epub 2020 Jun 18.

Colchicine as a possible therapeutic option in COVID-19 infection

Rafael Parra-Medina  1   2 , Juan Camilo Sarmiento-Monroy  3 , Adriana Rojas-Villarraga  4 , Edgar Garavito  5   6   7 , Giovanni Montealegre-Gómez  8 , Arley Gómez-López  4
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Colchicine as a possible therapeutic option in COVID-19 infection

Rafael Parra-Medina et al. Clin Rheumatol. 2020 Aug.
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