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Seroepidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection in Saudi Arabian children: A baseline survey for mass vaccination against hepatitis B

✍ Scribed by F.Z. Al-Faleh; E.A. Ayoola; M. Arif; S. Ramia; R. Al-Rashed; M. Al-Jeffry; M. Al-Mofarreh; M. Al-Karawi; M. Al-Shabrawy

Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 1992
Tongue: English
Weight: 582 KB
Volume: 24
Category: Article
ISSN: 0163-4453
DOI: 10.1016/0163-4453(92)93006-c

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