Zika virus: Growing guilt from association

  • Orlando Acosta Department of Physiological Sciences, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, School of Medicine, Bogotá D.C., Colombia

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Acosta O. Zika virus: Growing guilt from association. Colomb. J. Anesthesiol. [Internet]. 2016 Apr. 1 [cited 2024 Apr. 19];44(2):83-5. Available from: https://www.revcolanest.com.co/index.php/rca/article/view/161

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Acosta O. Zika virus: Growing guilt from association. Colomb. J. Anesthesiol. [Internet]. 2016 Apr. 1 [cited 2024 Apr. 19];44(2):83-5. Available from: https://www.revcolanest.com.co/index.php/rca/article/view/161
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