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Treatment of recalcitrant periungual warts with cimetidine in pediatrics

Erick Chern; Department of Dermatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Yu-Wen Cheng; Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 314-316 | Received 26 Feb 2009, Accepted 09 Jun 2009, Published online: 05 Aug 2010

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