Early Stages of Calciphylaxis: Are Skin Biopsies the Answer
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Early Stages of Calciphylaxis: Are Skin Biopsies the Answer?
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Dermatology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1662-6567
DOI: 10.1159/000333007