Pigeon breeder‘s hypersensitivity pneumonitis – possible antigen exposure reduction after diagnosis in the most susceptible patients

K. Weir, C. Rooney, U. Chetty, V. Morrison, A. Hood, I. Donnelly, S. J. Bourke, M. R. Adamson, C. McSharry, K. Anderson (Kilmarnock, Glasgow, Newcastle, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - High molecular sensitisers and biological dusts
Session: High molecular sensitisers and biological dusts
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1038
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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