Hyposalivation as a potential risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection: Inhibitory role of saliva
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Nima Farshidfar
Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Nima Farshidfar, Student Research Committee, School of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Ghom Abad Street, Shiraz, Iran.
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Contribution: Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorShahram Hamedani
Oral and Dental Disease Research Center, School of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Contribution: Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
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Nima Farshidfar
Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Correspondence
Nima Farshidfar, Student Research Committee, School of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Ghom Abad Street, Shiraz, Iran.
Email: [email protected]
Contribution: Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorShahram Hamedani
Oral and Dental Disease Research Center, School of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Contribution: Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
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