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. 2016 Apr 19;188(7):E118-E119.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.160179. Epub 2016 Mar 21.

Zika virus and microcephaly

Michelle A Barton  1 , Marina I Salvadori  2
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Zika virus and microcephaly

Michelle A Barton et al. CMAJ. .
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