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What is the efficacy of herbal medicine in the treatment of COVID-19 infection?

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|Nov 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjr-2020-0023 | Journal eISSN: 2393-3356 | Journal ISSN: 2069-6523
Language: English
Page range: 105 - 107
Submitted on: Aug 7, 2020
Accepted on: Aug 25, 2020
Published on: Nov 4, 2020
Published by: Romanian Rhinologic Society
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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