Hepatitis B virus reactivation in a large haemodialysis unit: Virological and infection control issues
β Scribed by Sanjay Bhattacharya; Samreen Ijaz; Natasha Ratnaraja; Steve Smith; Husam Osman; Elizabeth Boxall
- Book ID
- 116631640
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 228 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1386-6532
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