Pityriasis alba

Cutis

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-24

  Lin, Richie L ^a   Janniger, Camila K ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PITYRIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PITYRIASIS;

EID: 23244444100     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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