Prevalence of hepatitis B virus genotype B in Vietnamese patients with chronic hepatitis B
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CHARACTERISTICS AND PREVALENCE OF OCCULT HEPATITIS B VIRUS INFECTION IN PATIENTS WITH HEPATITIS C IN IRAN
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عنوان ژورنال: Hepatology International
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1936-0533,1936-0541
DOI: 10.1007/s12072-009-9141-2