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Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Sweden: its Association with Viral Hepatitis, Especially with Hepatitis C Viral Genotypes

Anders Widell, Hans Verbaan, Rune WejstÅl, Jerzy Kaczynski, Karin Kidd-Ljunggren, Sven Wallerstedt Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Malmö, SE-20502 Malmö, Sweden
Pages 147-152 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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