Incidence and risk factors for hepatitis C seroconversion in injecting drug users in Australia
β Scribed by Lisa Maher; Bin Jalaludin; Kerry G. Chant; Rohan Jayasuriya; Tim Sladden; John M. Kaldor; Penny L. Sargent
- Book ID
- 108597691
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 131 KB
- Volume
- 101
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0965-2140
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