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. 2021 Mar;3(3):e172.
doi: 10.1016/S2665-9913(21)00031-X. Epub 2021 Jan 27.

Hydroxychloroquine treatment does not reduce COVID-19 mortality; underdosing to the wrong patients?

Luis Ayerbe  1   2 , Carlos Risco-Risco  3 , Iván Núñez-Gil  4 , Maria Perez-Piñar  2 , Salma Ayis  5
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Hydroxychloroquine treatment does not reduce COVID-19 mortality; underdosing to the wrong patients?

Luis Ayerbe et al. Lancet Rheumatol. 2021 Mar.
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