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. 2020 Aug 6:8:437.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00437. eCollection 2020.

Convalescent Plasma: A Potential Life-Saving Therapy for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Ahmed N Alghamdi  1 , Ahmed S Abdel-Moneim  1   2
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Convalescent Plasma: A Potential Life-Saving Therapy for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Ahmed N Alghamdi et al. Front Public Health. .
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Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; immunetherapy; plasma therapy.

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