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Seborrheic dermatitis

Multicenter, double-blind, parallel group study investigating the non-inferiority of efficacy and safety of a 2% miconazole nitrate shampoo in comparison with a 2% ketoconazole shampoo in the treatment of seborrhoeic dermatitis of the scalp

Pages 226-231 | Received 25 Dec 2012, Accepted 16 Jan 2013, Published online: 21 May 2013

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