The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 4 , Page 1038 , October 2009

Acute hepatitis C virus and the cardiac surgeon: An explanation needed

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PII: S0022-5223(09)00873-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.06.019

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 4 , Page 1038 , October 2009