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[441] MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY OF A HEPATITIS C VIRUS (HCV) OUTBREAK IN A HAEMODIALYSIS UNIT IN ITALY

✍ Scribed by E. Spada; I. Abbate; E. Sicurezza; A. Mariano; M. Cuccia; S. Rinnone; M.R. Capobianchi; A. Mele

Book ID: 117375536
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 2007
Tongue: English
Weight: 157 KB
Volume: 46
Category: Article
ISSN: 0168-8278
DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8278(07)62039-x

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