Topical Diphencyprone as an Effective Treatment for Cutaneous Metastatic Melanoma
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Topical Diphencyprone as an Effective Treatment for Cutaneous Metastatic Melanoma
Vol. 24, No. 3, 2012 373 Received September 9, 2011, Revised September 29, 2011, Accepted for publication September 29, 2011 Corresponding author: Young Jin Kim, M.B., B.S., Department of Dermatology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, 199 Ipswich Rd, Woolloongabba Queensland 4102, Australia. Tel: 61-425-247-302, Fax: 61-73176-7344, Email: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Dermatology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1013-9087,2005-3894
DOI: 10.5021/ad.2012.24.3.373