Is gliclazide a new antidiabetic drug implicated in the pathogenesis of ocular mucous membrane pemphigoid?
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Dermatology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1167-1122,1952-4013
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2018.3258