Databases and networks. the benefit for research and quality assurance in patch testing

Contact Dermatitis (Fifth Edition)

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1053-1063

  Uter, Wolfgang ^a   Schnuch, Axel ^b   Giménez Arnau, Ana ^c   Orton, David ^d   Statham, Barry ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c Del Mar University   (Spain)

^d AMERSHAM HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79951478653     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03827-3_54     Document Type: Chapter

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