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Active sensitization to beryllium by diagnostic patch tests
Asuka YOSHIFUKU,
Asuka YOSHIFUKU
Department of Dermatology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Kazuhiro KAWAI,
Kazuhiro KAWAI
Department of Dermatology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Hiroshi SARUWATARI,
Hiroshi SARUWATARI
Department of Dermatology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Yuko HIGASHI,
Yuko HIGASHI
Department of Dermatology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Takuro KANEKURA,
Takuro KANEKURA
Department of Dermatology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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Asuka YOSHIFUKU,
Asuka YOSHIFUKU
Department of Dermatology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Kazuhiro KAWAI,
Kazuhiro KAWAI
Department of Dermatology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Hiroshi SARUWATARI,
Hiroshi SARUWATARI
Department of Dermatology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Yuko HIGASHI,
Yuko HIGASHI
Department of Dermatology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Takuro KANEKURA,
Takuro KANEKURA
Department of Dermatology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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First published: 03 July 2012
Asuka Yoshifuku, M.D., Department of Dermatology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan. Email:
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