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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 22, 1990 - Issue 5
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Original Article

Hepatitis B Infection in a Non-drug Abusing Prostitute Population in Mexico

Kenneth C. Hyams U. S. Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda, MD
,
Joel Escamilla U. S. Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit No. 5, San Diego, CA, USA
,
Remedios Lozada Romero Jurisdiccion Sanitaria No. 2, Tijuana, California, Mexico
,
Ernesto Macareno Alvarado Jurisdiccion Sanitaria No. 2, Tijuana, California, Mexico
,
Nelson Bonilla Giraldo Jurisdiccion Sanitaria No. 2, Tijuana, California, Mexico
,
Thomas J. Papadimos U. S. Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit No. 5, San Diego, CA, USA
,
Christina Rubio Martinez Jurisdiccion Sanitaria No. 2, Tijuana, California, Mexico
&
Porfirio Garcia Gonzalez Jurisdiccion Sanitaria No. 2, Tijuana, California, Mexico
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Pages 527-531 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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