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The Distribution of Subtypes in Various Swedish Populations Positive for Hepatitis B Antigen

Erik Nordenfelt Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden, and the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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George Le Bouvier Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden, and the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Pages 279-283 | Published online: 02 Jan 2015

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