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European Baseline Series, Polish Baseline Series, Polish Standard… Why compositions of patch test series undergo revisions and how does it influence clinical practice?

Radosław Śpiewak
1, 2
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Grzegorz Ostrowski
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Ewelina Szendzielorz
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,
Jadwiga Kalicińska
1

  1. Zakład Dermatologii Doświadczalnej i Kosmetologii, Wydział Farmaceutyczny, Uniwersytet Jagielloński Collegium Medicum, Kraków, Polska
  2. Instytut Dermatologii sp. z o.o., Kraków, Polska
  3. Ambulatorium ‘dermatolog.eu’, Kraków, Polska
Alergologia Polska – Polish Journal of Allergology 2024; 11
Online publish date: 2024/09/04
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