GENERALIZED DOWLING DEGOS DISEASE: A CASE REPORT
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Generalized Dowling-Degos Disease: Case Reports
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2278-4748,2278-4802
DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2015/428