The importance of accurate epidemiological data of epidermolysis bullosa

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Rosalie Baardman et al. Br J Dermatol. 2022 May.

. 2022 May;186(5):765-766.

doi: 10.1111/bjd.21295.

¹ Department of Dermatology, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Centre for Blistering Diseases, Groningen, the Netherlands.

Abstract

Linked article: Petrof et al. Br J Dermatol 2022; 186:843–848.

The epidemiology of epidermolysis bullosa in England and Wales: data from the national epidermolysis bullosa database.
Petrof G, Papanikolaou M, Martinez AE, Mellerio JE, McGrath JA, Bardhan A, Harper N, Heagerty A, Ogboli M, Chiswell C, Moss C. Petrof G, et al. Br J Dermatol. 2022 May;186(5):843-848. doi: 10.1111/bjd.20958. Epub 2022 Mar 31. Br J Dermatol. 2022. PMID: 34927719

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