Genotypes of hepatitis B virus among children in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 394-397

  Jutavijittum, Prapan ^a   Yousukh, Amnat ^a   Jiviriyawat, Yupa ^a   Kunachiwa, Warunee ^b   Toriyama, Kan ^c  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 44949095497     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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