A case of cutaneous necrosis during interferon-beta 1b (B-IFN) therapy in multiple sclerosis.

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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

سال: 1997

ISSN: 0022-3050

DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.62.4.418