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. 2021 Oct:236:1-2.
doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2021.07.035. Epub 2021 Jul 30.

Can antipsychotic use protect from COVID-19?

Luiz Dratcu  1 , Xavier Boland  2
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Can antipsychotic use protect from COVID-19?

Luiz Dratcu et al. Schizophr Res. 2021 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: Antipsychotics; COVID-19; Cytokines; Interleukin-6; SARS-CoV-2; Schizophrenia.

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