Randomized controlled trial of colchicine add on to the standard therapy in moderate and severe corona virus Disease-19 infection
Faiq I Gorial, Mohammed Fauzi Maulood, Ahmed S Abdulamir, Ahmed Sameer Alnuaimi, Manal K Abdulrrazaq, Fadil Agla Bonyan
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