HERBAL PLANTS AND PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES: AN OVERVIEW
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Biomedical Research
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0976-9633
DOI: 10.7439/ijbr.v2i9.164