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Mystery disease solved?(Prolonged Illness After Infectious Mononucleosis Is Associated with Altered Immunity)(Periodical review)(Brief article)

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Barbara Cameron, et al., "Prolonged Illness After Infectious Mononucleosis Is Associated with Altered Immunity," Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2006 (journals.uchicago.edu/jid)

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