Selenium and mercury concentrations in biological samples from patients with COVID-19
Ghulam Qadir Chanihoon, Hassan Imran Afridi, Ahsanullah Unar, Farah Naz Talpur, Hadi Bakhsh Kalochi, Rayan Nassani, Nazia Laghari, Najam Uddin, Ali Ghulam, Anees Ur Rahman Chandio
Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, doi:10.1016/j.jtemb.2022.127038
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