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26. Ward WA. Enzyme potentiated desensitization (EPD): a potential revolution in allergy care. Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery. 8:273-6, 2000.
27. Shrader, Jr. WA. The use of bacterial antigens in EPD and LDA immunotherapy for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and reactive arthritis: the role of molecular mimicry (unpublished), 1996, revised 1998, 2000 (see www.drshrader.com).