Molecular characterisation of SENV and TTV infections in hepatopathic liver-transplant patients

Archives of Virology

Volumn 149, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1423-1433

  Genovese, D ^a   Dettori, S ^a   Argentini, C ^a   Kondili, L A ^a   La Sorsa, V ^a   Tisone, G ^b   Angelico, M ^b   Rapicetta, M ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TT VIRUS;

EID: 3142773702     PISSN: 03048608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00705-004-0320-0     Document Type: Article

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