Breast Milk Pasteurization: Appropriate Assays to Detect HIV Inactivation
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1Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis Medical Center, 2516 Stockton Boulevard, Room 334, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA 2Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of California, 140 Earl Warren Hall #7360, Berkeley, CA 94720-7360, USA 3California Department of Health Services, Viral and Rickettsial Disease Laboratory, 850 Marina Bay Parkway, Richmond, CA 94804, USA
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
دوره 2006 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006