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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 35, 2003 - Issue 10
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Original Paper

Chlamydia pneumoniae DNA in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells in Healthy Control Subjects and Patients with Diabetes mellitus, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Stroke, and Arterial Hypertension

Jakob Müller Department of Medicine and Department of Neurology, Holstebro Hospital, Holstebro and Aarhus University, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Dorthe S. Møller Department of Medicine and Department of Neurology, Holstebro Hospital, Holstebro and Aarhus University, Denmark
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Mogens Kjær Department of Medicine and Department of Neurology, Holstebro Hospital, Holstebro and Aarhus University, Denmark
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Ole Nyvad Department of Medicine and Department of Neurology, Holstebro Hospital, Holstebro and Aarhus University, Denmark
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Niels A. Larsen Department of Medicine and Department of Neurology, Holstebro Hospital, Holstebro and Aarhus University, Denmark
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Erling B. Pedersen Department of Medicine and Department of Neurology, Holstebro Hospital, Holstebro and Aarhus University, Denmark
Pages 704-712 | Received 02 Jun 2003, Accepted 14 Aug 2003, Published online: 05 Jul 2010

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