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  1. Department of Dermatology, Allergology, Tübingen University Hospital, Liebermeisterstraße 25, 72076, Tübingen, Germany

    Gwendolyn Dinkel, Katharina Pietschke, Katharina Belge, Amir Yazdi &  Jörg Fischer

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Dinkel, G., Pietschke, K., Belge, K. et al. Bee venom allergy: a recent trend among amateur beekeepers. Allergo J Int 26, 119–121 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40629-017-0018-y

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