Granuloma Annulare: a Review of the Literature
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عنوان ژورنال: Ensaios e Ciência C Biológicas Agrárias e da Saúde
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2178-695X,1415-6938
DOI: 10.17921/1415-6938.2020v24n4p410-415