Aetiology, pathogenesis and treatment of sarcoidosis

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 253, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 2-3

  Eklund, Anders ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

CONFERENCE PAPER; GRANULOMATOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; TH1 CELL; TUBERCULOSIS;

CYTOKINES; HUMANS; PNEUMONIA; SARCOIDOSIS, PULMONARY; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0037242118     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2003.01072.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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