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. 2022 Jun;27(3):187-188.
doi: 10.1136/bmjebm-2021-111791. Epub 2021 Aug 20.

Evidence on the efficacy of ivermectin for COVID-19: another story of apples and oranges

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Evidence on the efficacy of ivermectin for COVID-19: another story of apples and oranges

Maria Popp et al. BMJ Evid Based Med. 2022 Jun.
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Keywords: COVID-19; emergency medicine; evidence-based practice; general practice; infectious disease medicine.

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Competing interests: The authors authored the Cochrane Review on ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID‐19.

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