476 Reasons for the lack of anti-HBc antibody detection in hepatitis B virus infected patients
β Scribed by V. Avettand-Fenoel; C. Katlama; T. Povnard; V. Thibault
- Book ID
- 117374753
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 135 KB
- Volume
- 44
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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