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Evaluation of long pulsed Nd-YAG laser in the treatment of onychomycosis

Samia Ali IbrahimDermatology, Venereology and Andrology Department, Zagazig University, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig, Egypt
, MD,
Waleed AlbalatDermatology, Venereology and Andrology Department, Zagazig University, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig, Egypt
, MD &
Howyda Mohamed EbrahimDermatology, Venereology and Andrology Department, Zagazig University, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD
Pages 76-81 | Received 31 Oct 2017, Accepted 17 Apr 2018, Published online: 16 May 2018

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