Evolution of hepatitis C virus hypervariable region 1 in chronically infected children
β Scribed by Paulina Jackowiak; Arleta Kowala-Piaskowska; Magdalena Figlerowicz; Magdalena Alejska; Nelli Malinowska; Marek Figlerowicz
- Book ID
- 116968843
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 309 KB
- Volume
- 167
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-1702
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