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Nosocomial transmission of hepatitis C virus from an anesthesiologist to three patients – epidemiologic and molecular evidence

✍ Scribed by K. Stark; M. Hänel; T. Berg; E. Schreier

Book ID
106210564
Publisher
Springer Vienna
Year
2005
Tongue
English
Weight
157 KB
Volume
151
Category
Article
ISSN
1432-8798

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