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Pruritus prevalence and characteristics in Care and Treatment Facility and Geriatric Outpatient Clinic patients: a cross-sectional study using a standardized pruritus questionnaires

Paula Mazan
1
,
Aleksandra Lesiak
1
,
Małgorzata Skibińska
2
,
Monika Rynkowska-Kidawa
3
,
Igor Bednarski
4
,
Dorota Sobolewska-Sztychny
1
,
Marcin Noweta
1
,
Joanna Narbutt
1

  1. Department of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
  2. Department of Dermatology, Paediatric Dermatology and Oncology, Biegański Memorial Provincial Specialist Hospital, Lodz, Poland
  3. Care and Treatment Facility, Jonscher Memorial City Medial Center, Lodz, Poland
  4. Department of Neurology and Stroke, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
Adv Dermatol Allergol
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ada.2024.144478
Online publish date: 2024/10/29
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