Onychomycosis in Iran: Epidemiology, Causative Agents and Clinical Features
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عنوان ژورنال: Nippon Ishinkin Gakkai Zasshi
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0916-4804,1882-0476
DOI: 10.3314/jjmm.51.23