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Drug Safety Evaluation

Safety of calcipotriene and betamethasone dipropionate foam for the treatment of psoriasis

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Pages 423-432 | Received 15 Dec 2019, Accepted 27 Mar 2020, Published online: 13 Apr 2020

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