Transmission of hepatitis E virus [1]

Veterinary Record

Volumn 160, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 202-

  Banks, M ^a   Grierson, S ^a   Fellows, H J ^b   Stableforth, W ^b   Bendall, R ^b   Dalton, H R ^b  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS E VIRUS;

EID: 33847289229     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.160.6.202     Document Type: Letter

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