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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 41, 2009 - Issue 8
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Original Article

Performance characteristics of two real-time PCR assays for quantification of hepatitis B virus DNA

Ya-Yun Lin Department of Preventive Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung
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Jee-Fu Huang Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung; Graduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung; Hepatobiliary Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung
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Shu-Fen Liu Department of Preventive Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung
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Ming-Lung Yu Hepatobiliary Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung; Faculty of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung
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Chiu-Hung Tsai Graduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung; Hepatobiliary Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung
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Jeng-Fu Yang Department of Preventive Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung
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I-Ling Lin Faculty of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Health Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Chia-Yen Dai Hepatobiliary Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung; Faculty of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, KaohsiungCorrespondence[email protected]
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Zu-Yau Lin Hepatobiliary Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung; Faculty of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung
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Shinn-Chern Chen Hepatobiliary Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung; Faculty of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung
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Wen-Yu Chang Hepatobiliary Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung; Faculty of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung
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Wan-Long Chuang Hepatobiliary Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung; Faculty of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung
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Pages 614-618 | Received 18 Nov 2008, Published online: 13 Aug 2009

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