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Tattooing and immunodepression: Caution is warranted also in organ transplant patients
Nicolas Kluger,
Corresponding Author
Nicolas Kluger
Dermatology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Nicolas Kluger, MD, PhD, Department of Dermatology, HUS Skin and Allergies Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Email: [email protected]
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Nicolas Kluger,
Corresponding Author
Nicolas Kluger
Dermatology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Correspondence
Nicolas Kluger, MD, PhD, Department of Dermatology, HUS Skin and Allergies Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Email: [email protected]
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First published: 22 March 2017
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