Acquired Unilateral Melanocytic Nevi in Otherwise Normal Skin
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Multiple Agminated Acquired Melanocytic Nevi
Vol. 25, No. 2, 2013 251 Received June 8, 2012, Revised July 13, 2012, Accepted for publication August 10, 2012 Corresponding author: You Chan Kim, Department of Dermatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164 WorldCup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 443-721, Korea. Tel: 82-31-219-5190, Fax: 82-31-219-5189, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of th...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Dermatology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1421-9832,1018-8665
DOI: 10.1159/000124341