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  1. Hautklinik, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Moorenstraße 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Annegret Kuhn  & Thomas Ruzicka  & 

  2. HELIOS Klinikum Wuppertal Klinik für Dermatologie, Allergologie und Umweltmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Witten-Herdecke, Arrenbergerstraße 20, 42117, Wuppertal, Germany

    Percy Lehmann

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Lehmann, P. (2005). Topical Treatment of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus. In: Kuhn, A., Lehmann, P., Ruzicka, T. (eds) Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26581-3_25

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