Hepatitis C virus infection in medical personnel after needlestick accident.

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Published in Hepatology on November 01, 1992

Authors

T Mitsui1, K Iwano, K Masuko, C Yamazaki, H Okamoto, F Tsuda, T Tanaka, S Mishiro

Author Affiliations

1: Masuko Memorial Hospital, Aichi-ken, Japan.

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