Infantile acquired zinc deficiency resembling acrodermatitis enteropathica
A.-L. Chew
St. John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7EH, UK E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorI. Chan
St. John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7EH, UK E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorJ. A. McGrath
St. John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7EH, UK E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorD. J. Atherton
St. John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7EH, UK E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorA.-L. Chew
St. John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7EH, UK E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorI. Chan
St. John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7EH, UK E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorJ. A. McGrath
St. John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7EH, UK E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorD. J. Atherton
St. John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7EH, UK E-mail: [email protected]
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