Sporadic cases of acute autochthonous hepatitis E in Spain
β Scribed by Maria Buti; Pilar Clemente-Casares; Rosend Jardi; Meritxell Formiga-Cruz; Melanie Schaper; Auristela Valdes; Francisco Rodriguez-Frias; Rafael Esteban; Rosina Girones
- Book ID
- 116650318
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 193 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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