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Our studies are supported by the Associação Fundo de Incentivo à Pesquisa (AFIP) ST and MLA. received CNPq fellowships. No financial or nonfinancial benefits have been received or will be received from any party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article.

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Ishikura, I.A., Moreira, G., Tufik, S. et al. Sleep in children with eosinophilic esophagitis. World J Pediatr 17, 111–114 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12519-020-00408-7

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