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Pruritus in certain internal diseases

D Yonova1

  • 1Dialysis Clinic, Med. University Hospital Alexandrovska, Sofia, Bulgaria. dr_ionova@email.com

Hippokratia
|July 8, 2009
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Keywords:
antihistaminescholestasisdialysisinternal diseasesitchingmalignancypruritusunpleasant sensationuremia

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