Aeroallergen Prick Skin Test and Autologous Serum Skin Test Results in Patients with Chronic Urticaria and Their Comparison
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Aeroallergen Prick Skin Test and Autologous Serum Skin Test Results in Patients with Chronic Urticaria and Their Comparison
Received September 29, 2011, Revised December 12, 2011, Accepted for publication December 14, 2011 Corresponding author: Teoman Erdem, M.D., Department of Dermatology, Sakarya University Medical Faculty, 54187, Korucuk, Sakarya, Turkey. Tel: 90-264-295-7276, Fax: 90-264-205-6629, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attri...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Dermatology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1013-9087,2005-3894
DOI: 10.5021/ad.2012.24.4.472