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Contrast-media-induced hypersensitivity or allergic/allergic-like reactions? Suggestion for a more appropriate use of the nomenclature

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Böhm, I., Schild, H. Contrast-media-induced hypersensitivity or allergic/allergic-like reactions? Suggestion for a more appropriate use of the nomenclature. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 64, 931–932 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-008-0527-1

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