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. 1980 Nov;33(11):1017–1020. doi: 10.1136/jcp.33.11.1017

Hepatitis B as a hazard to laboratory staff: a re-appraisal.

E A Follett, J D Sleigh
PMCID: PMC1146331  PMID: 7440751

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