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Editorial
. 2014 Aug;60(2):448-51.
doi: 10.1002/hep.27145. Epub 2014 May 9.

Ending vertical transmission of hepatitis B: the third trimester intervention

Monika Sarkar  1 , Norah A Terrault
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Editorial

Ending vertical transmission of hepatitis B: the third trimester intervention

Monika Sarkar et al. Hepatology. 2014 Aug.
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