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Schaefer, H., Redelmeier, T.E. (2006). Skin Penetration. In: Frosch, P.J., Menné, T., Lepoittevin, JP. (eds) Contact Dermatitis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-31301-X_11

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