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Comment
. 2021 Feb;82(2):e19.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.09.017. Epub 2020 Sep 19.

The use of antimotility drugs in COVID-19 associated diarrhea

Chia Siang Kow  1 , Syed Shahzad Hasan  2
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Comment

The use of antimotility drugs in COVID-19 associated diarrhea

Chia Siang Kow et al. J Infect. 2021 Feb.
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