Are varicella zoster and herpes simplex sentinel lesions for cytomegalovirus in renal transplant recipients?
β Scribed by BruceJ. Lippmann; DanielC. Brennan; Jane Wong; JeffreyA. Lowell; GaryG. Singer; ToddK. Howard
- Book ID
- 118559786
- Publisher
- The Lancet
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 315 KB
- Volume
- 346
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0140-6736
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