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Main Authors: Catherine Denis, Kathleen Deiteren, Anneleen Mortier, Amel Tounsi, Erik Fransen, Paul Proost, Jean-Christophe Renauld, Anne-Marie Lambeir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22479563/?tool=EBI