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Letter to the Editor

Chloroquine as Chemoprophylaxis for COVID-19: Will This Work

Author(s): Sherief Abd-Elsalam*, Mahmoud Elkadeem and Khadija Ahmed Glal

Volume 21, Issue 4, 2021

Published on: 26 July, 2020

Page: [473 - 474] Pages: 2

DOI: 10.2174/1871526520666200726224802

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