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. 2011;64(6):537-9.

Very high prevalence of hepatitis C virus genotype 6 variants in southern Vietnam: large-scale survey based on sequence determination

Van H Pham  1 , Huyen D P Nguyen, Phat T Ho, Dien V Banh, Hoa L T Pham, Phiet H Pham, Ling Lu, Kenji Abe
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Very high prevalence of hepatitis C virus genotype 6 variants in southern Vietnam: large-scale survey based on sequence determination

Van H Pham et al. Jpn J Infect Dis. 2011.
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Genotypic distribution of HCV in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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