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Comment
. 2020 Jul 28;71(15):888-889.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa321.

Could Chloroquine /Hydroxychloroquine Be Harmful in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment?

Maurizio Guastalegname  1 , Alfredo Vallone  1
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Could Chloroquine /Hydroxychloroquine Be Harmful in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment?

Maurizio Guastalegname et al. Clin Infect Dis. .
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