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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 14, 1982 - Issue 3
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A Ten-Year Follow-up of a Hepatitis B Epidemic in a Dialysis Unit

Bengt Löfgren Departments of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
,
Erik Nordenfelt Departments of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
,
Tore Lindholm Nephrology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
&
Birger Lindergård Nephrology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
Pages 165-169 | Published online: 02 Jan 2015

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