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Absence of risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in recipients of Hepatitis B vaccine

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Amoroso, P., Izzo, C., Smeraglia, R. et al. Absence of risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in recipients of Hepatitis B vaccine. Eur J Epidemiol 3, 323–324 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00149746

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