Spider nevi: a presenting feature of chronic liver disease.

نویسندگان

  • Maya Vedamurthy
  • Amar Vedamurthy
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Indian journal of dermatology, venereology and leprology

دوره 74 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008