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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

The added therapeutic efficacy and safety of alefacept in combination with other (systemic) anti‐psoriatics in refractory psoriasis

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Pages 362-369 | Received 13 Sep 2006, Accepted 26 Sep 2006, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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