A systematic review on the efficacy and safety of chloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19
Andrea Cortegiani, Giulia Ingoglia, Mariachiara Ippolito, Antonino Giarratano, Sharon Einav
Journal of Critical Care, doi:10.1016/j.jcrc.2020.03.005
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Authors' contribution AC conceived the content, retrieved the data, wrote the manuscript and approved the final version. MI retrieved the data, wrote the manuscript and approved the final version. GI retrieved the data, wrote the manuscript and approved the final version. AG conceived the content, helped in data extraction, revised the manuscript critically and approved the final version. SE conceived the content, helped in data extraction, wrote the manuscript and approved the final version.
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