Pruritus as a leading symptom: clinical characteristics and quality of life in German and Ugandan patients.

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Published in Br J Dermatol on November 01, 2006

Authors

E Weisshaar1, C Apfelbacher, G Jäger, E Zimmermann, T Bruckner, T L Diepgen, H Gollnick

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Social Medicine, Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Thibautstrasse 3, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany. elke.weisshaar@med.uni-heidelberg.de

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