Treatment of tinea capitis with itraconazole capsule pulse therapy
โ Scribed by A.K. Gupta; S.L.R. Hofstader; R.C. Summerbell; R. Solomon; P. Adam; M. Alexis; N. Raboobee; P. De Doncker
- Book ID
- 118605830
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 126 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0926-9959
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