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Comment
. 2020;152(1 & 2):130-132.
doi: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_3077_20.

Hydroxychloroquine for prophylaxis in COVID-19: Need to revisit dosing regimen

Anil Pareek  1 , Sudhir Bhandari  2 , Ravi Tejraj Mehta  1
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Hydroxychloroquine for prophylaxis in COVID-19: Need to revisit dosing regimen

Anil Pareek 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):132-133. doi: 10.4103/0971-5916.292371. Indian J Med Res. 2020. PMID: 32811799 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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