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Comment
. 2010 Jan;82(1):165.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0488.

Should hepatitis B serosurveys methodology be reconsidered?

Jorge Luis Salinas, Martin Rodriguez
Comment

Should hepatitis B serosurveys methodology be reconsidered?

Jorge Luis Salinas et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Jan.
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