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. 1992 Dec;47(12):993–1000. doi: 10.1136/thx.47.12.993

The use of the nose to study the inflammatory response of the respiratory tract.

C G Persson, C Svensson, L Greiff, M Anderson, P Wollmer, U Alkner, I Erjefält
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