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. 2021 May 12;12(3):477-479.
doi: 10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_571_20. eCollection 2021 May-Jun.

A Study of Itch in Psoriasis

Manju Meena  1 , Kriti Maheshwari  2 , Kapil Vyas  2 , Asit Kumar Mittal  3
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A Study of Itch in Psoriasis

Manju Meena et al. Indian Dermatol Online J. .
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