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The seroepidemiology of human herpesvirus 8 (Kaposi's sarcoma–associated herpesvirus): Distribution of infection in KS risk groups and evidence for sexual transmission

✍ Scribed by Kedes, Dean H.; Operskalski, Eva; Busch, Michael; Kohn, Robert; Flood, Jennifer; Ganem, Don

Book ID: 109929828
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
Year: 1996
Tongue: English
Weight: 912 KB
Volume: 2
Category: Article
ISSN: 1078-8956
DOI: 10.1038/nm0896-918

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