RETRACTED: Hydroxychloroquine in the Treatment of COVID-19: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Study.

Abd-Elsalam S, Esmail ES, Khalaf M, Abdo EF, Medhat MA, Abd El Ghafar MS, Ahmed OA, Soliman S, Serangawy GN, Alboraie M

DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0873
Published: 2020 Oct
Container: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
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@article{allodium:10.4269/ajtmh.20-0873,
  title = {RETRACTED: Hydroxychloroquine in the Treatment of COVID-19: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Study.},
  author = {Abd-Elsalam S and Esmail ES and Khalaf M and Abdo EF and Medhat MA and Abd El Ghafar MS and Ahmed OA and Soliman S and Serangawy GN and Alboraie M},
  year = {2020},
  journal = {The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene},
  doi = {10.4269/ajtmh.20-0873},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-0873}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - RETRACTED: Hydroxychloroquine in the Treatment of COVID-19: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Study.
AU  - Abd-Elsalam S
AU  - Esmail ES
AU  - Khalaf M
AU  - Abdo EF
AU  - Medhat MA
AU  - Abd El Ghafar MS
AU  - Ahmed OA
AU  - Soliman S
AU  - Serangawy GN
AU  - Alboraie M
PY  - 2020
JO  - The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
DO  - 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0873
UR  - https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-0873
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S, A., ES, E., M, K., EF, A., MA, M., MS, A. E. G., OA, A., S, S., GN, S., & M, A. (2020). RETRACTED: Hydroxychloroquine in the Treatment of COVID-19: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Study.. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-0873

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