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. 2019 Feb 25;191(8):E231.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.181117.

Penicillin allergy

David J McCullagh  1 , Derek K Chu  1
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Penicillin allergy

David J McCullagh et al. CMAJ. .
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Competing interests: None declared.

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