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German pollen calendar 4.0 – update based on 2011–2016 pollen data

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We would like to thank the following two institutions for providing their pollen data: data from Cottbus and Drebkau were provided by Pulmologische Gemeinschaftspraxis U. Gereke/Dr. med. F. Schneider, Cottbus, and data from Munich by Technische Universität München, ZAUM—Zentrum Allergie und Umwelt, München.

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  1. German Pollen Information Service Foundation (Stiftung Deutscher Polleninformationsdienst), Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany

    Matthias Werchan & Barbora Werchan

  2. Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Allergology, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany

    Matthias Werchan, Barbora Werchan & Karl-Christian Bergmann

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Werchan, M., Werchan, B. & Bergmann, KC. German pollen calendar 4.0 – update based on 2011–2016 pollen data. Allergo J Int 27, 69–71 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40629-018-0055-1

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