Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 25, Issue 6 , Pages 501-503 , November 2007

Psoriasis in the limelight: the remarkable career of an old skin disease

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doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2007.08.001

Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 25, Issue 6 , Pages 501-503 , November 2007

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