Swine and human hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in China
β Scribed by Yu-Min Zhu; Shi-Juan Dong; Fu-Sheng Si; Rui-Song Yu; Zhen Li; Xiao-Ming Yu; Si-Xiang Zou
- Book ID
- 116632134
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 242 KB
- Volume
- 52
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1386-6532
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