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. 2021 Mar:33:102175.
doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102175. Epub 2021 Jan 8.

Can photodynamic therapy be repurposed to treat oral lesions of COVID-19?

Joseph Betsy  1 , C S Prasanth  2
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Can photodynamic therapy be repurposed to treat oral lesions of COVID-19?

Joseph Betsy et al. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther. 2021 Mar.
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