Case Report: Nosocomial Digital Eczema from Surface Cleansing Bleach
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عنوان ژورنال: Mathews journal of emergency medicine
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2474-3607']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30654/mjem.10064