## Abstract The Netherlands is a low endemic country for hepatitis B virus (HBV). Rotterdam, a city in The Netherlands harbors a large group of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients of which most are born abroad. The study included 464 consecutive CHB patients who were reported to the Municipal Public
Horizontal transmission of hepatitis b virus infection in household contacts, pune, india
β Scribed by Sanjay P. Dhorje; Khorshed M. Pavri; Subba R. Prasad; Ashok Sehgal; Dnyaneshwar M. Phule
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 387 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0146-6615
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