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<journal-id>0028-3746</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Neumología y cirugía de tórax]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Neumol. cir. torax]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0028-3746</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Mexicana de Neumología y Cirugía de Tórax; Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas; Sociedad Cubana de Neumología; Sociedad Paraguaya de Neumología; Sociedad Boliviana de Neumología.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Uso racional de tocilizumab en pacientes con COVID-19: una propuesta conciliadora]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Rational use of tocilizumab in patients with COVID-19: a conciliatory proposal]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Flores-Franco]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[René Agustín]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Consultorios del Parque  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Chihuahua Chihuahua]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
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<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2021</year>
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<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2021</year>
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<volume>80</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>72</fpage>
<lpage>74</lpage>
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