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Research Article

Incidence of allergic diseases in an elderly population

M.T. VenturaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Immunology and Infectious Diseases (MIDIM), University of Bari Medical School, Bari, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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A. D’AmatoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Immunology and Infectious Diseases (MIDIM), University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
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M. GianniniDepartment of Internal Medicine, Immunology and Infectious Diseases (MIDIM), University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
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A. CarrettaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Immunology and Infectious Diseases (MIDIM), University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
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R.A. TummoloDepartment of Internal Medicine, Immunology and Infectious Diseases (MIDIM), University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
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R. BuquicchioDepartment of Internal Medicine, Immunology and Infectious Diseases (MIDIM), University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy
Pages 165-170 | Received 23 Apr 2009, Accepted 28 Jul 2009, Published online: 30 Nov 2009

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