Hepatitis E virus infection is highly prevalent among pregnant women in Accra, Ghana
β Scribed by Andrew A Adjei; Yao Tettey; John T Aviyase; Clement Adu-Gyamfi; Samuel Obed; Julius AA Mingle; Patrick F Ayeh-Kumi; Theophilus K Adiku
- Book ID
- 119908228
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 147 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1743-422X
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