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Vol. 43. Issue 11.
Pages 591-593 (November 2007)
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Vacuna terapéutica antituberculosa: un “rutilante” futuro
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Pere-Joan Cardona
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Correspondencia: Dr. P.J. Cardona. Unitat de Tuberculosi Experimental. Institut per a la Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol. Ctra. del Canyet, s/n. 08916 Badalona. Barcelona. España.
Unitat de Tuberculosi Experimental. Servicio de Microbiología. Fundació Institut per a la Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Badalona. Barcelona. España
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