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. 2009 Dec;2(6):506-7.
doi: 10.1093/ndtplus/sfp122.

Occult hepatitis B virus infection in a Sicilian chronic dialysis population

Gioacchino Li Cavoli  1 , Angelo Ferrantelli  1 , Angelo Tralongo  1 , Onofrio Schillaci  1 , Ugo Rotolo  1
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Occult hepatitis B virus infection in a Sicilian chronic dialysis population

Gioacchino Li Cavoli et al. NDT Plus. 2009 Dec.
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