Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 27, Issue 3 , Pages 248-251 , May 2009

A brief history of tropical dermatology

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doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2008.10.004

Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 27, Issue 3 , Pages 248-251 , May 2009