Characterisation of human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes in the Azorean population, Terceira island
✍ Scribed by Isa Dutra; Margarida R Santos; Marta Soares; Ana R Couto; Maria Bruges-Armas; Fernando Teixeira; Luísa Monjardino; Shirley Hodgson; Jácome Bruges-Armas
- Book ID
- 119911523
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 191 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1750-9378
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