Inverse association between tuberculin responses and atopic disorder

Thorax

Volumn 51, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1996, Pages

  Hopkin, J M ^a   Enomoto, T ^a   Shimazu, S ^a   Shirakawa, T ^a  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 8044251685     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.51.suppl_3.a1     Document Type: Article

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