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Luo Y, Qing GC, and Zhang H conceived of the design and carried out the study. Qing GC and Zhang H undertook the literature review of historical evidence and wrote the manuscript. Luo Y and Bai Y provided important suggestions and revised the manuscript. Luo Y supervised the study. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Qing, Gc., Zhang, H., Bai, Y. et al. Traditional Chinese and Western Medicines Jointly Beat COVID-19 Pandemic. Chin. J. Integr. Med. 26, 403–404 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-020-3095-6
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