Chlamydia pneumoniae-reactive T lymphocytes in abdominal aortic aneurysms:: the smoking gun!

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Felton, JM [1 ]
Mabey, DCW [1 ]
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[1] Univ London London Sch Hyg & Trop Med, Dept Infect & Trop Med, London WC1E 7HT, England
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10.1046/j.1365-2362.1999.00504.x
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