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. 2006 Dec 16;284(1):239–246. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1977.tb21956.x

EFFECT OF RIBAVIRIN ON VIRAL HEPATITIS IN LABORATORY ANIMALS

Robert W Sidwell 1, John H Huffman 1, Nancy Campbell 1, Lois B Allen 1
PMCID: PMC7168005  PMID: 212975

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