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01-12-2010 | Editorial Comment

Tobacco harm to the developing child

Authors: Alain Braillon, Susan Bewley, Gérard Dubois

Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 12/2010

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Title: Tobacco harm to the developing child
Authors: Alain Braillon
Susan Bewley
Gérard Dubois
Publication date: 01-12-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 12/2010
Print ISSN: 0340-6199
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1076
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-010-1241-4

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