Widespread Dissemination in England of a Stable and Persistent Hepatitis B Virus Variant
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- 1 October 2004
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 39 (7) , 945-952
- https://doi.org/10.1086/423962
Abstract
Background. Outbreaks of acute hepatitis B among inmates of 6 prisons in 3 regions of northern England occurring from 1992 through 1994 were found toKeywords
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