A nationwide survey for prevalence of hepatitis E virus antibody in qualified blood donors in Japan
β Scribed by H. Takeda; K. Matsubayashi; H. Sakata; S. Sato; T. Kato; S. Hino; K. Tadokoro; H. Ikeda
- Book ID
- 110914360
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 361 KB
- Volume
- 99
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0042-9007
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