Epidemic Hepatitis B with Delta-antigenaemia Among Dublin Drug-abusers

Overview

Journal Ir J Med Sci

Specialty General Medicine

Date 1982 Nov 1

PMID 7152867

Citations 10

Authors

A G Shattock

M G Kelly

J Fielding

Y Arthurs

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