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Laboratory diagnosis of hepatitis A

Vanessa Salete de PaulaFundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico em Virologia –Av. Brasil 4365, 21040–360, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ▪ Tel.: +55 21 2562 1876 ▪ [email protected]
Pages 461-472 | Published online: 17 May 2012

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