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Therapy

A comparative clinical and mycological study of Nd-YAG laser versus topical terbinafine in the treatment of onychomycosis

Rania A. El-TatawyDermatology and Venereology Department and Correspondence[email protected]
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Naeim M. Abd El-NabyDermatology and Venereology Department and
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Esraa E. El-HawaryDermatology and Venereology Department and
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Raghda A. Z. TalaatMedical Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
Pages 461-464 | Received 27 May 2014, Accepted 28 Nov 2014, Published online: 11 Feb 2015

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