Miracle cures, wonder drugs, and unproven treatments for COVID-19: A global database.

Lasco G, Loreche AM, Aguilar MAD, Yu VG

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118901
Published: 2026 Feb
Container: Social science & medicine (1982)
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118901,
  title = {Miracle cures, wonder drugs, and unproven treatments for COVID-19: A global database.},
  author = {Lasco G and Loreche AM and Aguilar MAD and Yu VG},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Social science \& medicine (1982)},
  doi = {10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118901},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118901}
}

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G, L., AM, L., MAD, A., & VG, Y. (2026). Miracle cures, wonder drugs, and unproven treatments for COVID-19: A global database.. Social science & medicine (1982). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118901

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