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. 1988 Jun 4;296(6636):1554–1556. doi: 10.1136/bmj.296.6636.1554

Regular Review: Interferon for treatment: the dust settles

D Galvani, S D Griffiths, J C Cawley
PMCID: PMC2545949  PMID: 2456124

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