Response to "The Use of Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation to Treat Respiratory Symptoms Associated with COVID-19: A Theoretical Hypothesis and Early Clinical Experience"

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¹ Biological Psychology Research Group, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
² Health Psychology Research Group, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

Comment

Andreas M Burger et al. Neuromodulation. 2020 Oct.

. 2020 Oct;23(7):1042-1043.

doi: 10.1111/ner.13253. Epub 2020 Aug 6.

¹ Biological Psychology Research Group, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
² Health Psychology Research Group, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

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The Use of Non-invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation to Treat Respiratory Symptoms Associated With COVID-19: A Theoretical Hypothesis and Early Clinical Experience.
Staats P, Giannakopoulos G, Blake J, Liebler E, Levy RM. Staats P, et al. Neuromodulation. 2020 Aug;23(6):784-788. doi: 10.1111/ner.13172. Epub 2020 May 12. Neuromodulation. 2020. PMID: 32342609 Free PMC article. Review.
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