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Comment
. 2021 Mar;28(3):575-576.
doi: 10.1111/jvh.13455. Epub 2021 Jan 19.

Caesarean section or non-breastfeeding for prevention of MTCT-beware of sending the wrong message

Miriam T Levy  1 , Norah A Terrault  2
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Caesarean section or non-breastfeeding for prevention of MTCT-beware of sending the wrong message

Miriam T Levy et al. J Viral Hepat. 2021 Mar.
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