Perception of severity of adverse events in oral immunotherapy - Authors' reply.

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Department of Medicine, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, ON, Canada; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, ON, Canada; McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada; Michael G DeGroote Cochrane Canada Centre, Hamilton, ON, Canada.

Published: February 2020

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