Approaches to Repigmentation of Vitiligo Skin: New Treatment with Ultrasonic Abrasion, Seed-Grafting and Psoralen Plus Ultraviolet A Therapy
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A comparison between systemic psoralen plus ultraviolet A therapy and topical clobetasol in the treatment of vitiligo
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عنوان ژورنال: Pigment Cell Research
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0893-5785,1600-0749
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0749.2002.02034.x