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Karen Mate. Br J Dermatol. 2020 Mar.

. 2020 Mar;182(3):541.

doi: 10.1111/bjd.18689. Epub 2019 Dec 3.

¹ School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia.

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A multiyear cross-sectional study of U.S. national prescribing patterns of first-generation sedating antihistamines in older adults with skin disease.
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