Pearls of Neonatal Intertrigo in Ancient Greek and Byzantine Medicine
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Medica Academica
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1840-2879,1840-1848
DOI: 10.5644/ama2006-124.223