Profile of 'Paederus dermatitis outbreak' in boys hostel of a rural medical college in the north India.

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  • V Chauhan
  • G Saroha
  • S Thakur
  • R Sharma
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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India

دوره 61 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013