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What is the clinical significance of the high prevalence of occult hepatitis B in US liver transplant patients with chronic hepatitis C?

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Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2008
Tongue: English
Weight: 55 KB
Volume: 14
Category: Article
ISSN: 1527-6465
DOI: 10.1002/lt.21453

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