Baseline sero-epidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection in children and teenagers in Italy. A survey before mass hepatitis B vaccination
✍ Scribed by T. Stroffolini; Maria Chiaramonte; A. Craxì; Elisabetta Franco; Mariella Rapicetta; R. Trivello; D. De Mattia; Ida Mura; Anna Giammanco; G. Rigo; B. Scarpa
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 514 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0163-4453
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