Medical Hypotheses
Volume 56, Issue 1 , Pages 24-25 , January 2001

Viral inoculation for prophylaxis of polyoma virus associated diseases

Received 1 November 1999 ,Accepted 16 February 2000.

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doi: 10.1054/mehy.2000.1280

Medical Hypotheses
Volume 56, Issue 1 , Pages 24-25 , January 2001

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