Two cases of hepatitis C virus infection caused by needlestick injury at hemodialysis units.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0911-5889,1884-6211
DOI: 10.4009/jsdt1985.26.689