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Original Article

Routes of Transimission of Hepatitis C Virus in an Endemic Rural Area of Japan : Molecular Epidemiologic Study of Hepatitis C Virus Infection

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Pages 23-28 | Received 18 Apr 1996, Accepted 10 Oct 1996, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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