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COVID-19 and related symptoms in patients under disulfiram for alcohol use disorder

INTERNAL AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (2021)

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INTERNAL AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Volume 16, Issue 6, Pages 1729-1731

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SPRINGER-VERLAG ITALIA SRL

DOI: 10.1007/s11739-021-02633-y

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Alcohol related liver disease; Alcohol use disorder; COVID-19; Disulfiram; SARS-CoV-2; Treatment

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