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EDITORIAL
The Immunology of pulmonary fibrosis: The role of Th1/Th2/Th17/Treg cells
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Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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Professor of Pneumonology, Deptartment of Pneumonology, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
Corresponding author
Demosthenes Bouros
Dept of Pneumonology, Dept of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis Alexandroupolis, Greece, 68100
Dept of Pneumonology, Dept of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis Alexandroupolis, Greece, 68100
Pneumon 2010;23(1):17-20
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