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Annals of Tropical Paediatrics
International Child Health
Volume 6, 1986 - Issue 4
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Original Articles

Hepatitis B virus perinatal transmission among Arab women

B. Al-NakibDepartment of Medicine and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kuwait
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A. El-MekkiDepartment of Medicine and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kuwait
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S. Al-KandariInfectious Disease Hospital, Kuwait
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E. NordenfeltDepartment of Clinical Virology, Malmo General Hospital, Sweden
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W. Al-NakibDepartment of Medicine and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kuwait;MRC Common Cold Unit, Salisbury, U.K.
Pages 239-241 | Received 07 May 1986, Published online: 13 Jul 2016

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