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GB virus C (GBV-C)/hepatitis G virus (HGV) infection among intravenous drug users in Japan

✍ Scribed by Seiji Noguchi; Michio Sata; Hiroshi Suzuki; Ken-ichi Ohba; Masashi Mizokami; Kyuichi Tanikawa

Book ID
117366493
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1997
Tongue
English
Weight
286 KB
Volume
49
Category
Article
ISSN
0168-1702

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