Post-Finasteride Adverse Effects in Male Androgenic Alopecia: A Case Report of Vitiligo
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عنوان ژورنال: Skin Pharmacology and Physiology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1660-5527,1660-5535
DOI: 10.1159/000455972