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Research Article

An approach to urticaria in the elderly patients

M. T. VenturaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Immunology and Infectious Disease (MIDIM), University of Bari Medical School, Policlinico, Bari, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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S. NapolitanoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Immunology and Infectious Disease (MIDIM), University of Bari Medical School, Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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R. BuquicchioDepartment of Internal Medicine, Immunology and Infectious Disease (MIDIM), University of Bari Medical School, Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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R. CecereDepartment of Internal Medicine, Immunology and Infectious Disease (MIDIM), University of Bari Medical School, Policlinico, Bari, Italy
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A. ArsieniAllergology Unit, Brindisi, Italy
Pages 530-533 | Received 14 Sep 2011, Accepted 10 Oct 2011, Published online: 29 Nov 2011

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