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. 2012 Nov 6;13(11):968-70.
doi: 10.1038/embor.2012.142. Epub 2012 Oct 9.

The inflammation theory of disease. The growing realization that chronic inflammation is crucial in many diseases opens new avenues for treatment

Philip Hunter

The inflammation theory of disease. The growing realization that chronic inflammation is crucial in many diseases opens new avenues for treatment

Philip Hunter. EMBO Rep. .
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