Chlamydia pneumoniae and chronic lung diseases

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 104, 1997, Pages 34-36

  Laurila, Aino L ^a,b   Von Hertzen, Leena ^a   Saikku, Pekka ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ASTHMA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; LUNG CANCER; SARCOIDOSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; BRONCHITIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; LUNG DISEASE; REVIEW;

ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES;

EID: 0030611312     PISSN: 03008878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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