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. 2021 Jul;9(7):e59.
doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(21)00215-0. Epub 2021 May 12.

Inhaled budesonide for early treatment of COVID-19

Markus Zeitlinger  1 , Marco Idzko  2
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Inhaled budesonide for early treatment of COVID-19

Markus Zeitlinger et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2021 Jul.
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  • Inhaled budesonide in the treatment of early COVID-19 (STOIC): a phase 2, open-label, randomised controlled trial.
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