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Basic Investigation

The effect of alefacept on T‐cell subsets and cells expressing NK receptors in lesional psoriatic skin: The effects of monotherapy and combination treatment with calcipotriol

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Pages 344-350 | Received 05 Mar 2008, Accepted 11 Mar 2008, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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