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Prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis a virus in health care workers

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  1. Department of Preventive Medicine, Hospital of Orleans, BP 2439, F-45032, Orleans Cedex 1, France

    J. Germanaud

  2. Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital of Orleans, BP 2439, F-45032, Orleans Cedex 1, France

    X. Causse

  3. Department of Microbiology, Hospital of Orleans, BP 2439, F-45032, Orleans Cedex 1, France

    J. P. Barthez

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Germanaud, J., Causse, X. & Barthez, J.P. Prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis a virus in health care workers. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 12, 572–573 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01970972

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