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Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology Volume 29, 1994 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Liver Disease in Anti-Hepatitis C Virus-Positive Norwegian Blood Donors

I. Nordøy Medical Dept. A and Dept. of Pathology, Rikshospitalet, The National Hospital; Red Cross and National Hospital Blood Centre; and National Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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E. Schrumpf Medical Dept. A and Dept. of Pathology, Rikshospitalet, The National Hospital; Red Cross and National Hospital Blood Centre; and National Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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K. Elgjo Medical Dept. A and Dept. of Pathology, Rikshospitalet, The National Hospital; Red Cross and National Hospital Blood Centre; and National Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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ø. Flesland Medical Dept. A and Dept. of Pathology, Rikshospitalet, The National Hospital; Red Cross and National Hospital Blood Centre; and National Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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J. Andersen Glende Medical Dept. A and Dept. of Pathology, Rikshospitalet, The National Hospital; Red Cross and National Hospital Blood Centre; and National Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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H. ørjasæter Medical Dept. A and Dept. of Pathology, Rikshospitalet, The National Hospital; Red Cross and National Hospital Blood Centre; and National Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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J. -C Siebke Medical Dept. A and Dept. of Pathology, Rikshospitalet, The National Hospital; Red Cross and National Hospital Blood Centre; and National Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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Pages 77-81 | Received 13 Mar 1993, Accepted 20 Jun 1993, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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