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Comment
. 2021 Jan;21(1):e1.
doi: 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0981.

Research in brief: Colchicine for chronic coronary disease: a recent randomised controlled trial

Rajan S Pooni  1 , Tevfik F Ismail  2
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Comment

Research in brief: Colchicine for chronic coronary disease: a recent randomised controlled trial

Rajan S Pooni et al. Clin Med (Lond). 2021 Jan.
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  • Colchicine in Patients with Chronic Coronary Disease.
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