Patch testing in Iranian children with allergic contact dermatitis
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Patch testing in Iranian children with allergic contact dermatitis
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Dermatology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1471-5945
DOI: 10.1186/s12895-016-0047-0