Molecular epidemiology of a large community-based outbreak of hepatitis B in Bristol, UK
β Scribed by Monique I. Andersson; Nicola Low; Charles J. Irish; David Carrington; Matthew Hickman; Richard Myers; Chong-Gee Teo; Samreen Ijaz
- Book ID
- 116632219
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 258 KB
- Volume
- 53
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1386-6532
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