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Del-Rio-Navarro, B.E., Blandon-Vigil, V. Commentary on “Oral purified bacterial extracts in acute respiratory tract infections in childhood: a systematic review”. Eur J Pediatr 167, 121–122 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-007-0420-4
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