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TREATMENT OF ACNE VULGARIS, OR EVERYTHING WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ISOTRETINOIN

Aneta Jerzak
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,
Katarzyna Jakubowska
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,
Aleksandra Janocha
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,
Paweł Ziemba
2

  1. Ludwik Rydygier Specialist Hospital in Kraków, Poland
  2. Independent Public Healthcare Center number 1 in Rzeszów, Poland
Helth Prob Civil.
Online publish date: 2024/09/05
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