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  1. Istituto di Microbiologia, Università di Bari, Piazza G. Cesare, 4, 70124, Bari, Italy

    D. Fumarola, G. Miragliotta & R. Monno

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Fumarola, D., Miragliotta, G. & Monno, R. Sudden infant death syndrome: A possible role for endotoxin milk contamination?. Eur J Epidemiol 3, 454–455 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00145664

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