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. 2021 Mar 25;47(1):75.
doi: 10.1186/s13052-021-01034-3.

Microplastics, environment and child health

Maria Elisabeth Street  1 , Sergio Bernasconi  2
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Microplastics, environment and child health

Maria Elisabeth Street et al. Ital J Pediatr. .
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