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Editorial
. 2021 Mar;134(3):297-298.
doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.12.001. Epub 2020 Dec 15.

Pharyngeal Antisepsis to Reduce COVID-19 Pneumonia

Bruce L Davidson  1 , Victor F Tapson  2 , Richard S Irwin  3 , Cynthia L French  4 , C Gregory Elliott  5 , Marcel Levi  6
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Editorial

Pharyngeal Antisepsis to Reduce COVID-19 Pneumonia

Bruce L Davidson et al. Am J Med. 2021 Mar.
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