Serum hepatitis B virus DNA levels and liver histology in inactive HBsAg carriers
β Scribed by Michelle Martinot-Peignoux; Nathalie Boyer; Magalie Colombat; Rahouda Akremi; Bach-Nga Pham; Stephan Ollivier; Corinne Castelnau; Donimique Valla; Claude Degott; Patrick Marcellin
- Book ID
- 118564586
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 96 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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