Comparison of Oral Terbinafine with Itraconazole in the Treatment of Tinea Pedis
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1309-0720,1309-2014
DOI: 10.4328/jcam.1746