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Etiology of acute hepatitis superimposed on hepatitis B surface antigen carriage

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    N. C. Tassopoulos M.D., P. Nikolakakis M.D., P. Zorbas M.D., Helen Stefatou M.D., Maria Koutelou M.D., A. Karanassou M.D., A. Tagaris M.D. & P. Kalafatas M.D.

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Tassopoulos, N.C., Nikolakakis, P., Zorbas, P. et al. Etiology of acute hepatitis superimposed on hepatitis B surface antigen carriage. Infection 17, 102 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01646889

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