Interferon Alpha-2a Monotherapy for Necrobiotic Xanthogranuloma
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Interferon alpha-2a monotherapy for necrobiotic xanthogranuloma.
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Dermato-Venereologica
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0001-5555
DOI: 10.1080/000155599750010030