Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 26, Issue 6 , Pages 660-661 , November 2008

Commentary to “Self-experimenters in medicine: heroes or fools?”

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doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2007.08.022

Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 26, Issue 6 , Pages 660-661 , November 2008

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