The Safety and Efficacy of Cimetidine Therapy for Periungual Warts |
Lee, Young-Bok
(Department of Dermatology, St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Park, Hyun-Jeong (Department of Dermatology, St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) Lee, Jun-Young (Department of Dermatology, St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) Cho, Baik-Kee (Department of Dermatology, St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) |
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