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Prevalence of Viral Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Among Syphilitic Patients: A Serological Screening Survey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

A. Najim
Affiliation:
Bagdad, Iraq
A. Kadum
Affiliation:
Bagdad, Iraq
AA. Ali Ghalib
Affiliation:
Bagdad, Iraq
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