Erratum: Prevalence of positive atopy patch test in an unselected pediatric population
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Erratum: Prevalence of positive atopy patch test in an unselected pediatric population
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1186/s12948-015-0011-2.].
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical and Molecular Allergy
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1476-7961
DOI: 10.1186/s12948-015-0024-x