Chloracne, a misnomer and its implications

Dermatology

Volumn 221, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-26

  Saurat, J H ^a   Sorg, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORACNE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; EDITORIAL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SKIN TOXICITY;

CHLORACNE; DIOXINS; HUMANS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RECEPTORS, ARYL HYDROCARBON;

EID: 77952504696     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000290672     Document Type: Editorial

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