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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 28, 1996 - Issue 5
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Original Article

Short-term IgM and IgG Antibody Responses to Hepatitis E Virus Infection

Abraham Koshy Thuniyan Al-Ghanim Gastroenterology Center, Al-Amiri Hospital, Kuwait
,
Saroj Grover Infectious Disease Hospital, Kuwait
,
Kenneth C. Hyams U.S. Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
,
Mohamed A. Shabrawy Infectious Disease Hospital, Kuwait
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Alexander Pacsa Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait
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Basil Al-Nakib Thuniyan Al-Ghanim Gastroenterology Center, Al-Amiri Hospital, Kuwait
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Saiyed A. Zaidi Infectious Disease Hospital, Kuwait
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Abdul-Aziz H. Al-Anezi Infectious Disease Hospital, Kuwait
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Siham Al-Mufti Public Health Laboratory, Kuwait
,
Jim Burans U.S. Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
,
Mitchell Carl U.S. Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
&
Allen L. Richards U.S. Naval Medical Research, Unit No. 2, Jakarta, Indonesia
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Pages 439-441 | Received 27 Nov 1995, Accepted 07 Aug 1996, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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