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Prevalence of HIV-1, HBV, and HCV Among Patients Admitted to the Emergency Department of the Hospital de Base of the Federal District, Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Julival Ribeiro ,
Ricardo Boaventura ,
Rilson F. Moitinho ,
Neila F. Moitinho ,
Kleber N. Campos ,
Ruiter R. Silva  and
Geni N.N.L. Câmara
Julival Ribeiro
Affiliation:
Hospital de Base of the Federal District
Ricardo Boaventura
Affiliation:
Hospital de Base of the Federal District
Rilson F. Moitinho
Affiliation:
Hospital de Base of the Federal District
Neila F. Moitinho
Affiliation:
Hospital de Base of the Federal District
Kleber N. Campos
Affiliation:
Hospital de Base of the Federal District
Ruiter R. Silva
Affiliation:
Health Institute of the Federal District, Brasilía, Brazil
Geni N.N.L. Câmara
Affiliation:
Health Institute of the Federal District, Brasilía, Brazil
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Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 21 , Issue 9 , September 2000 , pp. 558
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2000

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