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

Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Individuals at High Risk of Transmission of Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Mina Psichogiou Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece
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Evangelia Tzala Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece
,
John Boletis Department of Nephrology, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece
,
Niki Zakopoulou Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Andreas Syngros Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Aphrodite Loutradi Center of Thalassemia, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Meni Maliori Department of Psychiatry, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece
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Jenny Kourea-Kremastinou National School, Department of Public Health, Athens, Greece
,
John Stratigos Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Andreas Syngros Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Angelos Hatzakis Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece
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Pages 443-445 | Received 19 Feb 1996, Accepted 28 Jun 1996, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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