Infantile hemangioma explained in simple terms
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Immunopathology
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2414-9314,1726-1708
DOI: 10.24287/1726-1708-2021-20-1-192-206