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Letter to the Editor

Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C virus infection among clinically suspected patients at state sector hospitals in Sri Lanka; a laboratory-based retrospective study

A.I.K. MahanamaMedical Research Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka
,
B. SamaraweeraMedical Research Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka
,
T.T. NiroshanieMedical Research Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka
,
S.S.S.A.K. SeethagalaMedical Research Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka
&
J.I. AbeynayakeMedical Research Institute, Colombo, Sri LankaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 706-709 | Received 21 Jun 2019, Accepted 01 Jul 2019, Published online: 12 Jul 2019

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