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Research Article

A comparative study of histopathological findings in skin biopsies from patients with psoriasis before and after treatment with acitretin, methotrexate and phototherapy

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Pages 276-281 | Received 08 Aug 2014, Accepted 05 Sep 2014, Published online: 29 Sep 2014

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