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Pimecrolimus 1% cream, methylprednisolone aceponate 0.1% cream and metronidazole 0.75% gel in the treatment of seborrhoeic dermatitis: A randomized clinical study

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Pages 344-349 | Received 23 Sep 2009, Accepted 28 Nov 2009, Published online: 02 Dec 2009

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