Prevalence of Antibody to Delta Hepatitis Virus in Population Groups in West Germany and Switzerland

Overview

Journal Eur J Clin Microbiol

Specialty Microbiology

Date 1985 Apr 1

PMID 3924603

Authors

G G Frosner

E Franco

J Altorfer

R H DECKER

I K MUSHAHWAR

Affiliations

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