Physiology and Biochemistry

Malassezia and the Skin: Science and Clinical Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 121-137

  Mayser, Peter ^a   Gaitanis, George ^b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

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EID: 79958049505     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03616-3_4     Document Type: Chapter

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