635 USEFULNESS OF DRIED BLOOD SPOTS FOR HEPATITIS B VIRUS DIAGNOSIS
β Scribed by L.M. Villar; J.C. de Oliveira; H. Medina; C.F.T. Yoshida; E. Lampe; L.L. Lewis-Ximenez
- Book ID
- 117378720
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 51 KB
- Volume
- 52
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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