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BCG Protection Against COVID-19: Is it Reality or Illusion?

Inas K. SHARQUIE, (University of Baghdad, College of Medicine, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Baghdad, Iraq)

Khalifa E. SHARQULE (University of Baghdad, College of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Baghdad, Iraq)

Medeniyet Medical Journal

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Yıl: 2021 Cilt: 36 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 80 - 82 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.5222/MMJ.2021.12499 İndeks Tarihi: 05-06-2021

BCG Protection Against COVID-19: Is it Reality or Illusion?

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APA	Sharquie I, Sharquie K (2021). BCG Protection Against COVID-19: Is it Reality or Illusion?. , 80 - 82. 10.5222/MMJ.2021.12499
Chicago	Sharquie Inas k.,Sharquie Khalifa E. BCG Protection Against COVID-19: Is it Reality or Illusion?. (2021): 80 - 82. 10.5222/MMJ.2021.12499
MLA	Sharquie Inas k.,Sharquie Khalifa E. BCG Protection Against COVID-19: Is it Reality or Illusion?. , 2021, ss.80 - 82. 10.5222/MMJ.2021.12499
AMA	Sharquie I,Sharquie K BCG Protection Against COVID-19: Is it Reality or Illusion?. . 2021; 80 - 82. 10.5222/MMJ.2021.12499
Vancouver	Sharquie I,Sharquie K BCG Protection Against COVID-19: Is it Reality or Illusion?. . 2021; 80 - 82. 10.5222/MMJ.2021.12499
IEEE	Sharquie I,Sharquie K "BCG Protection Against COVID-19: Is it Reality or Illusion?." , ss.80 - 82, 2021. 10.5222/MMJ.2021.12499
ISNAD	Sharquie, Inas k. - Sharquie, Khalifa E.. "BCG Protection Against COVID-19: Is it Reality or Illusion?". (2021), 80-82. https://doi.org/10.5222/MMJ.2021.12499

APA	Sharquie I, Sharquie K (2021). BCG Protection Against COVID-19: Is it Reality or Illusion?. Medeniyet Medical Journal, 36(1), 80 - 82. 10.5222/MMJ.2021.12499
Chicago	Sharquie Inas k.,Sharquie Khalifa E. BCG Protection Against COVID-19: Is it Reality or Illusion?. Medeniyet Medical Journal 36, no.1 (2021): 80 - 82. 10.5222/MMJ.2021.12499
MLA	Sharquie Inas k.,Sharquie Khalifa E. BCG Protection Against COVID-19: Is it Reality or Illusion?. Medeniyet Medical Journal, vol.36, no.1, 2021, ss.80 - 82. 10.5222/MMJ.2021.12499
AMA	Sharquie I,Sharquie K BCG Protection Against COVID-19: Is it Reality or Illusion?. Medeniyet Medical Journal. 2021; 36(1): 80 - 82. 10.5222/MMJ.2021.12499
Vancouver	Sharquie I,Sharquie K BCG Protection Against COVID-19: Is it Reality or Illusion?. Medeniyet Medical Journal. 2021; 36(1): 80 - 82. 10.5222/MMJ.2021.12499
IEEE	Sharquie I,Sharquie K "BCG Protection Against COVID-19: Is it Reality or Illusion?." Medeniyet Medical Journal, 36, ss.80 - 82, 2021. 10.5222/MMJ.2021.12499
ISNAD	Sharquie, Inas k. - Sharquie, Khalifa E.. "BCG Protection Against COVID-19: Is it Reality or Illusion?". Medeniyet Medical Journal 36/1 (2021), 80-82. https://doi.org/10.5222/MMJ.2021.12499