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. 2020 Oct-Dec:15:100564.
doi: 10.1016/j.jemep.2020.100564. Epub 2020 Jul 16.

Convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19: Its challenges in Iraq's situation

H T Hashim  1
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Convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19: Its challenges in Iraq's situation

H T Hashim. Ethics Med Public Health. 2020 Oct-Dec.
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Figure 1
COVID-19 situation in Iraq on the 6th of June, 2020. Situation du COVID-19 en Iraq au 6 juin 2020.
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Figure 2
Recovered patients’ stated reasons for refusing to donate their plasma. Raisons invoquées par les patients ayant récupéré pour refuser de donner leur plasma.
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