Quantification and identification of polyomavirus DNA in blood and urine of renal transplant recipients
โ Scribed by Fausto Baldanti; Gian Battista Fogazzi; Milena Furione; Lucia Saglimbeni; Francesca Rovida; Marta Gatti; Stefania Paolucci; Antonio Tarantino; Giuseppe Gerna
- Book ID
- 116408063
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 390 KB
- Volume
- 57
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0732-8893
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