Combination therapy improves the recovery of the skin barrier function: an experimental model using a contact allergy

J P Hachem1, K De Paepe, E Vanpée

  • 1Department of Dermatology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. jphachem@belcast.be

Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland)
|July 17, 2001
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