Low risk of vertical hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in a large cohort of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seronegative pregnant women
β Scribed by Marina Losa; Alicia Saez; Oreste Lo Iacono; Carlos Lozano; Carmelo Garcia-Monzon
- Book ID
- 118565329
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 113 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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