Advancements in Topical Antifungal Vehicles

February 2016 | Volume 15 | Issue 2 | Supplement Individual Articles | 44 | Copyright © February 2016


Leon H. Kircik MD

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY;
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN;
Physicians Skin Care, PLLC, Louisville, KY

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