Human Papillomavirus Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Article first published online: 16 DEC 2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02906.x
© 2009 The Authors Journal compilation © 2009 The American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons
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American Journal of Transplantation
Special Issue: AST Infectious Diseases Guidelines 2nd Edition
Volume 9, Issue Supplement s4, pages S151–S160, December 2009
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Kwak, E. J., Julian, K. and the AST Infectious Diseases Community of Practice (2009), Human Papillomavirus Infection in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. American Journal of Transplantation, 9: S151–S160. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02906.x
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- Article first published online: 16 DEC 2009
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