Hepatitis C virus infection among sexually promiscuous groups and the heterosexual partners of hepatitis C virus infected index cases
✍ Scribed by E. Lissen; H. J. Alter; M. A. Abad; Y. Torres; M. Pérez-Romero; M. Leal; J. A. Pineda; R. Torronteras; A. Sánchez-Quijano
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 529 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0934-9723
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