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Comment
. 2022 Jan;15(1):68.
doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2021.12.006. Epub 2021 Dec 10.

Letter to the editor: The effect of hydroxychloroquine on COVID-19

Canan Demir  1 , Ahmet Ugur Demir  2
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Letter to the editor: The effect of hydroxychloroquine on COVID-19

Canan Demir et al. J Infect Public Health. 2022 Jan.
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    Guner R, Hasanoglu I, Kayaaslan B, Aypak A, Akinci E, Bodur H, Eser F, Kaya Kalem A, Kucuksahin O, Ates I, Bastug A, Tezer Tekce Y, Bilgic Z, Gursoy FM, Akca HN, Izdes S, Erdem D, Asfuroglu E, Hezer H, Kilic H, Civak M, Aydogan S, Buzgan T. Guner R, et al. J Infect Public Health. 2022 Jan;15(1):65-67. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2021.12.007. Epub 2021 Dec 11. J Infect Public Health. 2022. PMID: 34915424 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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