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Vol. 150 No. 1718 (2020)

An independent appraisal and re-analysis of hydroxychloroquine treatment trial for COVID-19

  • Katheron Intson
  • Sachin A. Kumar
  • Amy Botta
  • Rachael Neckels
  • Connie Leung
  • Ali Jawaid
Cite this as:
Swiss Med Wkly. 2020;150:w20262
Published
29.04.2020

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