Letter to Editor: Microbial Contamination of Currency

authors:

avatar Fabricio Motteran 1 , *

Department of Hydraulics and Sanitation, Engineering School of Sao Carlos, University of Sao Paulo (USP), Brazil
International Journal of Health and Life Sciences: Vol.4, issue 1; e79609
published online: January 28, 2018
article type: Letter
received: December 10, 2017
accepted: January 10, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/ijhls.79609

how to cite: Motteran F. Letter to Editor: Microbial Contamination of Currency. J Health Rep Technol. 2018;4(1):e79609. https://doi.org/10.5812/ijhls.79609.

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