Pemphigus vulgaris and complications of systemic corticosteroid therapy: a case report
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Pemphigus vulgaris and complications of systemic corticosteroid therapy: a case report.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Oral Science
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1880-4926,1343-4934
DOI: 10.2334/josnusd.45.165