Frequency of IgA Antibodies in Pemphigus, Bullous Pemphigoid and Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Dermato-Venereologica
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0001-5555
DOI: 10.1080/00015550410031825