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. 1976 Apr 3;1(6013):820–821. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.6013.820

Cromoglycate and other antiallergic drugs: a possible mechanism of action.

J C Foreman, L G Garland
PMCID: PMC1639504  PMID: 56972

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