“Millions of Superheated Needles”: A Patient’s Experience of Erythropoietic Protoporphyria
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Authors
- Sarah O’Mahony (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9094-6881)
- Mary-Catherine Walsh
- Ronan Brennan
Institutions
- University Hospital Galway (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
- Published
- 2026-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ced/llag381
- Primary Topic
- Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00