019 Tinea versicolor on black skin: clinical aspects about 103 patients in Dakar Senegal
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1087-0024
DOI: 10.1016/j.jisp.2016.10.021