Occurrence of BK Virus and BK Virus-Specific Antibodies in the Urine of Patients Receiving Chemotherapy for Malignancy
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection and Immunity
سال: 1975
ISSN: 0019-9567,1098-5522
DOI: 10.1128/iai.11.6.1375-1381.1975