Tacrolimus Ointment versus Pimecrolimus Cream in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis Involving the Head And/or Neck
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TACROLIMUS OINTMENT VERSUS PIMECROLIMUS CREAM IN PATIENTS WITH ATOPIC DERMATITIS INVOLVING THE HEAD AND/OR NECK Robert Kirsner, MD, PhD, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States; Richard Antaya, MD, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States; Alan B. Fleischer, Jr, MD, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States; Richard G. Langley, MD, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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تاریخ انتشار 2005