The Effect of Melatonin on Thrombosis, Sepsis and Mortality Rate in COVID-19 Patients
Zainab Thanon Hasan, Dr. Mohammed Qasim Yahya Mal Allah Al Atrakji, Dr. Ahmed Kayes Mehuaiden
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2021.10.012
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Ethical approval The patients provided informed consent to provide specimen and clinical data, and the study received approval by the ethical committee of Baghdad University /college of medicine.
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