Allergy in theory and practice

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was written in collaboration with thirteen associates. tlilI1~ Of \VtlIllll itI’<’ in their respective interests in Allergy ant1 Irnmunolog~ ant1 in~*lutlr mvli :kw iltoritiw as Mi(*lIael Heidelberger, Paul Klemperer, and Louis Ht*hwarte. It is therefore pet I~:tps the mo*t authoritative of the dozens of volumes on the subject that have bran pul~lisll~~~l rcWntlv ., . It is comprehensive, beautifully illustrated. well organizetl, :111~1 \rett tlol~nrrlr~rltt~ll wit11 relevant references. There is little doubt that if one conceives of Allergy an11 pr:Micars it :r~~corcling to thibook, he will deal with the subject on a high level. .4llerg,v ir very c~mples. howcvc~r. anti c*omeptions of mrc~hanisms, classifications, and te(+hniqultr are by no mt’iin~ r~tystallize
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