COMMENTARY

Antonio Serafim; Juliana Yokomizo; Daniel Martins de Barros

doi:10.6000/2292-2598.2016.04.02.1

Authors

Antonio Serafim Department of Health Psychology, Methodist University of São Paulo, São Bernardo do Campo (SP), Brazil
Juliana Yokomizo Neuropsychology Unit, Department and Institute of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Daniel Martins de Barros Department and Institute of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6000/2292-2598.2016.04.02.1

Keywords:

Zika Virus and Microcephaly, Challenges in Brazil

Abstract

Zika Virus and Microcephaly: Challenges in Brazil

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