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Psoriasis & Atopic Dermatitis

Objective measurement of two clinical signs in childhood atopic eczema in research and therapeutics

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Pages 47-49 | Received 19 Mar 2016, Accepted 07 Apr 2016, Published online: 06 May 2016

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