Vol 54, No 3 (2020)
Response to Letter to the Editors
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Response to “Does amantadine have a protective effect against COVID-19?”

Philip W. Tipton1, Zbigniew K. Wszolek1
Pubmed: 32583401
Neurol Neurochir Pol 2020;54(3):286-287.

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