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Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis B virus in primitive tribes of Odisha, eastern India

Bhagirathi DwibediClinical DivisionRegional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
,
Jyotsnamayee SabatClinical DivisionRegional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
,
Lal M. HoClinical DivisionRegional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
,
Shivram P. SinghDepartment of GastroenterologySCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha, India
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Prajyoti. SahuClinical DivisionRegional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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Rashmi. AroraDivision of Enteric and Communicable DiseaseIndian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India
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Shantanu K. KarClinical DivisionRegional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 362-368 | Published online: 16 Dec 2014

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