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. 1984 Oct;77(10):866–877. doi: 10.1177/014107688407701013

Penicillin hypersensitivity--is milk a significant hazard?: a review.

J M Dewdney, R G Edwards
PMCID: PMC1440262  PMID: 6208359

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