Use of alitretinoin in moderate to severe chronic hand eczema: A real-world experience in Korea
Hee Joo Kim MD, PhD
Department of Dermatology, Gil Medical Center, School of Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, South Korea
Search for more papers by this authorSeul Ki Lee MD
Department of Dermatology, Gil Medical Center, School of Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, South Korea
Search for more papers by this authorJinok Baek MD, PhD
Department of Dermatology, Gil Medical Center, School of Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, South Korea
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Joo Young Roh MD, PhD
Department of Dermatology, Gil Medical Center, School of Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, South Korea
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Joo Young Roh, Department of Dermatology, Gachon Gil Medical Center, School of Medicine, Gachon University, 774 Namdong-daero, Namdong-gu, Incheon 21565, South Korea.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorHee Joo Kim MD, PhD
Department of Dermatology, Gil Medical Center, School of Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, South Korea
Search for more papers by this authorSeul Ki Lee MD
Department of Dermatology, Gil Medical Center, School of Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, South Korea
Search for more papers by this authorJinok Baek MD, PhD
Department of Dermatology, Gil Medical Center, School of Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, South Korea
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Joo Young Roh MD, PhD
Department of Dermatology, Gil Medical Center, School of Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, South Korea
Correspondence
Joo Young Roh, Department of Dermatology, Gachon Gil Medical Center, School of Medicine, Gachon University, 774 Namdong-daero, Namdong-gu, Incheon 21565, South Korea.
Email: [email protected]
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