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Vol. 153 No. 4 (2023)

Eliminating viral hepatitis B and C in times of war and increasing global refugee crisis

  • Philip Bruggmann
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57187/smw.2023.40058
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Swiss Med Wkly. 2023;153:40058
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03.04.2023

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