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Small cryotherapy devices for the treatment of skin warts

Viktor A. ZouboulisMINT Gruen, Technical University Berlin, Berlin, Germany; View further author information
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Christos C. ZouboulisDepartments of Dermatology, Venereology, Allergology and Immunology, Dessau Medical Center, Theodore Fontane Medical University of Brandenburg, Dessau, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 745-750 | Received 19 Feb 2017, Accepted 01 May 2017, Published online: 16 May 2017

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