Epidemiology of Vitiligo – A Dual Population-Based Approach
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Molecular Genetics and Epidemiology of Vitiligo
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Epidemiology
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1179-1349
DOI: 10.2147/clep.s304155