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Original Article

Complete Success of Intradermal Vaccination Against Hepatitis B in Advanced Chronic Renal Failure and Hemodialysis Patients

Dimosthenis Vlassopoulos Nephrology Department “A. Fleming”, General Hospital, Athens, Greece
,
Dimitrios Arvanitis Nephrology Department “A. Fleming”, General Hospital, Athens, Greece
,
Dimitrios Lilis Blood Transfusion Center “A. Fleming”, General Hospital Athens, Greece
,
Dimitrios Hatjiyannakos Nephrology Department “A. Fleming”, General Hospital, Athens, Greece
,
Kalliopi Louizou Nephrology Department “A. Fleming”, General Hospital, Athens, Greece
&
Valsamakis Hadjiconstantinou Nephrology Department “A. Fleming”, General Hospital, Athens, Greece
Pages 455-460 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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