Environment and autoimmunity: From outer causes to inner conflicts;Umwelt und autoimmunität - Von äusseren ursachen zu inneren konflikten

Praxis

Volumn 90, Issue 44, 2001, Pages 1913-1922

  Gebbers, J O ^a  

^a Pathologische Institut am Kantonsspital Luzern   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Autoimmune diseases; Environmental agents; Xenoestrogens

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; ESTROGEN; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLOOD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; ENGLISH ABSTRACT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTROGENS; HUMAN; RISK FACTORS; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 0035515856     PISSN: 16618157     EISSN: 16618165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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