OCCURRENCE OF HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN (HBs Ag) IN BLOOD DONORS AND PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM TRANSFUSION HEPATITIS
β Scribed by Hansson, B. G. ;Sundstrom, G. ;Johnsson, T.
- Book ID
- 114820727
- Publisher
- Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
- Year
- 2009
- Weight
- 524 KB
- Volume
- 83C
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0304-1328
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