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  1. E M van der Snoek1,
  2. J M Ossewaarde2,
  3. W I van der Meijden1,
  4. P G H Mulder3,
  5. H B Thio1
  1. 1
    Department of Dermatology and Venereology
  2. 2
    Department of Medical and Infectious Diseases
  3. 3
    Institute of Epidemiology and Biostatics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
  1. E M van der Snoek, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; e.vandersnoek{at}erasmusmc.nl

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sti.2007.029165

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