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Review
. 2023 Feb;88(2):87-92.
doi: 10.1111/cod.14255. Epub 2022 Dec 8.

The European baseline series and recommended additions: 2023

S Mark Wilkinson  1 , Margarida Gonçalo  2 , Olivier Aerts  3 , Sonia Badulici  4   5 , Heinrich Dickel  6 , Rosella Gallo  7 , Jose L Garcia-Abujeta  8 , Ana M Giménez-Arnau  9 , Curt Hamman  10 , Marcos Hervella  11 , Marléne Isaksson  12 , Jeanne D Johansen  13 , Vera Mahler  14 , Bo Niklasson  15 , Paolo Pigatto  16 , Gyorgyi Ponyai  17 , Thomas Rustemeyer  18 , Marie L A Schuttelaar  19 , Radoslaw Spiewak  20 , Luca Stingeni  21 , Jacob P Thyssen  22 , Wolfgang Uter  23
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Review

The European baseline series and recommended additions: 2023

S Mark Wilkinson et al. Contact Dermatitis. 2023 Feb.

Abstract

The European baseline series was last updated in 2019. This article discusses the reasoning behind a further iteration of the series for 2023.

Keywords: Europe; allergen; baseline series; hapten; patch test; recommended addition.

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