Efficacy of leaf extracts of Vernonia amygdalina Del. from central Africa on atopic eczema
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* Department of Environmental Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Japan * * Department of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Nomi, Japan ** * Ndeko Basile Medical Center, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo **** Department of Pediatrics, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo ***** Department of Health Science, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa
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