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Risk of Hepatitis A Among Hospital Personnel in an Intermediate-Endemicity Area

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

José-Ramón de Juanes
Affiliation:
“12 de Octubre” University Hospital
María-Pilar Arrazola
Affiliation:
“12 de Octubre” University Hospital
Antonio González
Affiliation:
Pasteur Merieux MSD, Madrid, Spain
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Abstract

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Letters to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1999

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