Long term clinical and dermoscopic follow-up of a child with a Spitz nevus
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Long term clinical and dermoscopic follow-up of a child with a Spitz nevus
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عنوان ژورنال: Open Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2160-8741,2160-8776
DOI: 10.4236/ojped.2012.23040