Baumann Skin Type Questionnaire (BSTQ): creation and validation of the Polish language version – part one

Justyna Martyna Brzozowska

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Baumann Skin Type Questionnaire (BSTQ): creation and validation of the Polish language version – part one

Justyna Martyna Brzozowska

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School of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Economics and Human Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

Adv Dermatol Allergol 2025; XLII (2): 190-196

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ada.2025.149544

Online publish date: 2025/04/15

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Baumann Skin Type Questionnaire (BSTQ): creation and validation of the Polish language version – part one

Justyna Martyna Brzozowska 1

Justyna Martyna Brzozowska

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