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Review
. 2013 Mar 19;185(5):411-3.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.120729. Epub 2013 Jan 7.

Pregnancy and isotretinoin therapy

June Seek Choi  1 , Gideon Koren, Irena Nulman
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Review

Pregnancy and isotretinoin therapy

June Seek Choi et al. CMAJ. .
No abstract available

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  • Pregnancy and isotretinoin therapy.
    Dumont T, Black A. Dumont T, et al. CMAJ. 2013 Apr 2;185(6):508. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.113-2111. CMAJ. 2013. PMID: 23550056 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Pregnancy and isotretinoin therapy.
    Choi JS, Koren G, Nulman I. Choi JS, et al. CMAJ. 2013 Apr 2;185(6):508. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.113-2112. CMAJ. 2013. PMID: 23550057 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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