5. Human Herpesvirus Epstein-Bar Virus: Ubiquity, Oncogenicity, and Risk Factors
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عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Medicine
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0021-5120,1881-123X
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine1962.28.418