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. 2021 Jul 1;116(7):1561.
doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001217.

Famotidine and Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: Are the Benefits True?

Waseem Amjad  1 , Adnan Malik  2
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Famotidine and Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: Are the Benefits True?

Waseem Amjad et al. Am J Gastroenterol. .
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