High prevalence, low pathogenicity in hepatitis G virus in kidney transplant recipients
β Scribed by F De Filippi; P Lampertico; R Soffredini; M.G Rumi; G Lunghi; A Aroldi; A Tarantino; C Ponticelli; M Colombo
- Book ID
- 119630168
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 469 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1590-8658
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