Propuesta para una clasificación de la alergia a los alimentos Original

C. H. Larramendi
bajo intenta tomar nuevas medidas al problema, esperando
que este primer paso pueda servir para diseñar un traje
más acorde a su desarrollo actual.
AGRADECIMIENTOS
Quiero agradecer a los pacientes del área 15 del Servicio
Valenciano de Salud, especialmente a RAPL y FPD,
que me han obligado a replantearme los esquemas y pensar,
siendo por tanto el origen y justificación principal de
este artículo. También quiero agradecer sus revisiones críticas
del manuscrito y sus siempre interesantes sugerencias
a B. Bartolomé, E. Chiner y J. L. García-Abujeta, así como
a I. Tomás por su paciencia.
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