147: "It's Not All Runny Noses!" - An Allergy/Immunology Director

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147: "It's Not All Runny Noses!" - An Allergy/Immunology Director

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35 minutes

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Jun 24, 2020

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Dr. Rathkopf is the Director of the Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Center of Alaska. What do allergist/immunologist do, and what does training look like?

Released:

Jun 24, 2020

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147: "It's Not All Runny Noses!" - An Allergy/Immunology Director

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