Molecular epidemiology of an outbreak of infection with hepatitis C virus in recipients of anti-D immunoglobulin
β Scribed by J.P. Power; E. Lawlor; F. Davidson; E.C. Holmes; P.L. Yap; P. Simmonds
- Book ID
- 118559018
- Publisher
- The Lancet
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 378 KB
- Volume
- 345
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0140-6736
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