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. 2020;152(1 & 2):116-118.
doi: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_2396_20.

Hydroxychloroquine for chemoprophylaxis in COVID-19: A case of motivated perception?

B G Manjunath  1 , Diksha Tyagi  1 , Dhruva Chaudhry  1 , Pawan Kumar Singh  1
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Hydroxychloroquine for chemoprophylaxis in COVID-19: A case of motivated perception?

B G Manjunath et al. Indian J Med Res. 2020.
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  • Authors' response.
    Chatterjee P, Anand T, Singh KJ, Rasaily R, Singh R, Das S, Singh H, Praharaj I, Gangakhedkar RR, Bhargava B, Panda S. Chatterjee P, et al. Indian J Med Res. 2020 Jul & Aug;152(1 & 2):117-118. doi: 10.4103/0971-5916.290527. Indian J Med Res. 2020. PMID: 32773416 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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