Contact urticaria syndrome: Diagnostic tools and test procedures

Contact Urticaria Syndrome

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 105-111

  Mortz, Charlotte G ^a   Andersen, Klaus E ^b  

^a Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer CIBERONC University of Barcelona   (Spain)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

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EID: 85021376983     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b17534     Document Type: Chapter

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