Demodicosis: descriptive classification and status of Rosacea, in response to prior classification proposed
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F.M. Forton
Dermatology (Private Practice), Brussels, Belgium
Correspondence: F.M. Forton. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorM.-A.E. Germaux
Dermatology, Institut Medical Edith Cavell, Brussels, Belgium
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Dermatology (Private Practice), Brussels, Belgium
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Dermatology (Private Practice), Brussels, Belgium
Dermatology, C.H.U St-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium
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Dermatology (Private Practice), Brussels, Belgium
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Dermatology, Clinique du Parc Léopold, Brussels, Belgium
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F.M. Forton
Dermatology (Private Practice), Brussels, Belgium
Correspondence: F.M. Forton. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorM.-A.E. Germaux
Dermatology, Institut Medical Edith Cavell, Brussels, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorS. C. Thibaut
Dermatology (Private Practice), Brussels, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorJ.-J.A. Stene
Dermatology (Private Practice), Brussels, Belgium
Dermatology, C.H.U St-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorT.V. Brasseur
Dermatology (Private Practice), Brussels, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorM.F. Laporte
Dermatology, Clinique du Parc Léopold, Brussels, Belgium
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