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Hepatitis C Virus Serotypes in Haemodialysis Patients in South-East Italy

Pietro Dentico, Rodolfo Sacco, Anna Volpe, Cristina Ranieri, Saverio Carabellese, Michele Carbone, Caterina Casalino, Rosalba Buongiorno Clinica delle Malattie Infettive, Ospedale Consorziale Policlinico, Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11 1T-70124 Bari, Italy
Pages 143-146 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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