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Histamine release theory and roles of antihistamine in the treatment of cytokines storm of COVID-19

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TRAVEL MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Volume 37, Issue -, Pages -

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ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101874

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Histamine; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; Cytokines storm

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