Transmission of and liver injury by TT virus in patients on maintenance hemodialysis
β Scribed by Tomomasa Oguchi; Eiji Tanaka; Koji Orii; Mamoru Kobayashi; Kazuhiko Hora; Kendo Kiyosawa
- Book ID
- 106181089
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 92 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0944-1174
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