Impact on quality of life in vitiligo patients treated with narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Dermatology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0019-5154
DOI: 10.4103/ijd.ijd_121_17