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Editorial
. 2014 Sep;32(3):149-50.
doi: 10.1590/0103-0582201432321. Epub 2014 Oct 3.

[Toys from hospital playrooms as a source of pathogens in nosocomial infections]

[Article in Portuguese]
Sonia Regina Testa da Silva Ramos  1
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[Toys from hospital playrooms as a source of pathogens in nosocomial infections]

[Article in Portuguese]
Sonia Regina Testa da Silva Ramos. Rev Paul Pediatr. 2014 Sep.
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