key: cord-0747488-unl6x757
authors: Dubbink, Jan Henk; Branco, Tiago Martins; Ballah Kamara, Kelfala Benjamin; Bangura, James Steven; Wehrens, Erik; Falama, Abdul Mac; Goorhuis, Abraham; Jørgensen, Peter Bo; Sevalie, Stephen S.; Hanscheid, Thomas; Grobusch, Martin Peter
title: COVID-19 treatment in sub-Saharan Africa: if the best is not available, the available becomes the best
date: 2020-09-11
journal: Travel Med Infect Dis
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101878
sha: 410198f7280339ff555aec0e618ed2bf68e9a00e
doc_id: 747488
cord_uid: unl6x757

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