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. 2020 May 30;395(10238):1690.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31144-2. Epub 2020 May 15.

Steam inhalation and paediatric burns during the COVID-19 pandemic

Colin T Brewster  1 , Jia Choong  2 , Clare Thomas  2 , David Wilson  2 , Naiem Moiemen  2
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Steam inhalation and paediatric burns during the COVID-19 pandemic

Colin T Brewster et al. Lancet. .
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