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  1. Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden

    Magnus Bruze, Birgitta Gruvberger & Sigfrid Fregert

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Bruze, M., Gruvberger, B., Fregert, S. (2006). Chemical Skin Burns. In: Chew, AL., Maibach, H.I. (eds) Irritant Dermatitis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-31294-3_6

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