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Measuring Local Anaphylaxis in Mice
Published on: October 14, 2014
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We should abandon the Brighton Collaboration criteria for vaccine-associated anaphylaxis
Sadhbh Hurley1, Jonathan O'B Hourihane1
1Department of Paediatrics, Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street, Dublin, Ireland; Department of Paediatrics, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
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