Possible role of zinc as an adjunctive therapy in gastrointestinal symptoms of COVID-19 infectious disease
Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Bed to Bench,
Vol. 13 No. 4 (2020),
20 September 2020
,
Page 417-418
https://doi.org/10.22037/ghfbb.v13i4.2009
Abstract
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
(Please cite as: Abbasinazari M. Possible role of zinc (Zn) as an adjunctive therapy in gastrointestinal symptoms of COVID-19 infectious disease. Gastroenterol Hepatol Bed Bench 2020;13(4):417-418).
- zinc
- COVID-19
- Gastrointestinal
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