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Observational Study
. 2016 Jan-Feb;20(1):109-10.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2015.09.012. Epub 2015 Nov 28.

Brazilian manicure: a potential dangerous behavior

Ana Paula Jesus-Nunes  1 , Tayne Miranda Moreira  2 , Mychelle Morais-de-Jesus  1 , Lucas Araujo-de-Freitas  1 , Lucas C Quarantini  3
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Observational Study

Brazilian manicure: a potential dangerous behavior

Ana Paula Jesus-Nunes et al. Braz J Infect Dis. 2016 Jan-Feb.
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Distribution of shared use of manicure equipment among patients diagnosed with HCV in the municipality of Salvador, 2010–2014.
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