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Omalizumab (Xolair): Treatment of Adults and Adolescents (12 Years of Age and above) with Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria [Internet]. Ottawa (ON): Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health; 2015 Aug.

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Omalizumab (Xolair): Treatment of Adults and Adolescents (12 Years of Age and above) with Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria [Internet].

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