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. 2024 Apr 29:29:24.
doi: 10.4103/jrms.jrms_516_23. eCollection 2024.

Increased rate of skin and soft-tissue infections after chickenpox: Is it related to the COVID-19 pandemic?

Shirin Sayyahfar  1
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Increased rate of skin and soft-tissue infections after chickenpox: Is it related to the COVID-19 pandemic?

Shirin Sayyahfar. J Res Med Sci. .
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