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Infectious disease

New proposal for the treatment of viral warts with intralesional injection of 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy

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Pages 192-195 | Received 22 Nov 2010, Accepted 20 Dec 2010, Published online: 14 Jul 2011

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