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Alopecia areata – Quality of Life Questionnaire – formation and validation of the Polish version

Agnieszka Otlewska-Szpotowicz
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,
Wojciech Baran
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,
Aleksandra Batycka-Baran
1

  1. Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
Adv Dermatol Allergol
Online publish date: 2025/01/16
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