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Once weekly targeted excimer light produced modest repigmentation of vitiligo over a 20-week period
S. Ayob,
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S. Ayob
Department of Dermatology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, S10 2JF UK
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[email protected]Search for more papers by this author S.E. Cockayne,
S.E. Cockayne
Department of Dermatology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, S10 2JF UK
Search for more papers by this author D.J. Gawkrodger,
D.J. Gawkrodger
Department of Dermatology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, S10 2JF UK
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S. Ayob,
Corresponding Author
S. Ayob
Department of Dermatology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, S10 2JF UK
Correspondence: S. Ayob. E-mail:
[email protected]Search for more papers by this author S.E. Cockayne,
S.E. Cockayne
Department of Dermatology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, S10 2JF UK
Search for more papers by this author D.J. Gawkrodger,
D.J. Gawkrodger
Department of Dermatology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, S10 2JF UK
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First published: 08 February 2018
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