epidemiology of hcv infection among thalassemia patients in eastern mediterranean countries: some comments

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a kabir nikan health researchers institute, deputy of education, tehran university of medical sciences, iran +98-21-44471350, [email protected]; nikan health researchers institute, deputy of education, tehran university of medical sciences, iran +98-21-44471350, [email protected]

f bokharaei-salim department of virology, tehran university of medical sciences, iran +98-21-88715350, [email protected]; department of virology, tehran university of medical sciences, iran +98-21-88715350, [email protected]

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iranian red crescent medical journal

جلد ۱۳، شماره ۲، صفحات ۱۴۴-۱۴۵

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