Clearance of hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis C virus antibody in hepatitis B virus carriers.
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The Absence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Patients with Hepatitis B virus in Mashhad, Iran
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عنوان ژورنال: Kanzo
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0451-4203,1881-3593
DOI: 10.2957/kanzo.33.511