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Coenraads, PJ., Diepgen, T., Uter, W., Schnuch, A., Gefeller, O. (2006). Epidemiology. In: Frosch, P.J., Menné, T., Lepoittevin, JP. (eds) Contact Dermatitis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-31301-X_10
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