Unawareness of HBV infection among inpatients in a Southern Italian hospital
β Scribed by A. M. Ippolito; G. A. Niro; R. Fontana; G. Lotti; D. Gioffreda; M. R. Valvano; A. Iacobellis; L. Di Mauro; T. Stroffolini; A. Andriulli
- Book ID
- 108886574
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 64 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1352-0504
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