Azathioprine in the treatment of Parthenium dermatitis

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 299-302

  Sharma, Vinod K ^a   Chakrabarti, Aditi ^a   Mahajan, Vikram ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLANT;

EID: 0031970642     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1998.00307.x     Document Type: Article

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