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Does amantadine have a protective effect against COVID-19?


- Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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Abstract
Abstract


Title
Does amantadine have a protective effect against COVID-19?
Journal
Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska
Issue
Article type
Letter to the Editors
Pages
284-285
Published online
2020-06-04
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9642
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26156
DOI
Pubmed
Bibliographic record
Neurol Neurochir Pol 2020;54(3):284-285.
Authors
Albert Cortés Borra


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