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J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2020;12(2): 136-139. doi: 10.34172/jcvtr.2020.22

PMID: 32626554 PMCID: PMC7320997

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Nicotine and smoking in the COVID-19 era

Arezou Tajlil ¹ , Samad Ghaffari ¹ * , Leili Pourafkari ², Sina Mashayekhi ¹, Neda Roshanravan ¹

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