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Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology Volume 29, 1994 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Prevalence of Antibodies against Hepatitis C Virus Infection among Health Care Workers in Stockholm

J. Struve Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska Institute. Huddinge Hospital, Huddinge; Dept. of Bacteriology and Virology, Stockholm County Council Central Microbiological Laboratory, Stockholm; Dept. of Occupational Health Services, Western District, Sabbatsbergs Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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B. Aronsson Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska Institute. Huddinge Hospital, Huddinge; Dept. of Bacteriology and Virology, Stockholm County Council Central Microbiological Laboratory, Stockholm; Dept. of Occupational Health Services, Western District, Sabbatsbergs Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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B. Frenning Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska Institute. Huddinge Hospital, Huddinge; Dept. of Bacteriology and Virology, Stockholm County Council Central Microbiological Laboratory, Stockholm; Dept. of Occupational Health Services, Western District, Sabbatsbergs Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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M. Forsgren Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska Institute. Huddinge Hospital, Huddinge; Dept. of Bacteriology and Virology, Stockholm County Council Central Microbiological Laboratory, Stockholm; Dept. of Occupational Health Services, Western District, Sabbatsbergs Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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O. Weiland Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska Institute. Huddinge Hospital, Huddinge; Dept. of Bacteriology and Virology, Stockholm County Council Central Microbiological Laboratory, Stockholm; Dept. of Occupational Health Services, Western District, Sabbatsbergs Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 360-362 | Received 28 May 1993, Accepted 07 Sep 1993, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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