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Journal Of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Volume 11, 2003 - Issue 2
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Original Article

Clinical Improvement in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Is Associated with Enhanced Natural Killer Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity: The Results of a Pilot Study with Isoprinosine®

Francisco Diaz-Mitoma Division of Virology, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, 401 Smyth Road, OttawaOntario, Canada, K1H 8L1
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Eva Turgonyi Newport Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Franz Maas House, Swords Business Park, Swords, Co., Dublin, Ireland
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Ashok Kumar Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, 401 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8L1
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Wilfred Lim Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, 401 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8L1
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Louise Larocque Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, 401 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8L1
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Byron M. Hyde Nightingale Research Foundation, 121 Iona Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Y 3M1
Pages 71-95 | Received 14 Feb 2002, Accepted 16 Sep 2002, Published online: 04 Dec 2011

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