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Table of Content - Volume 8 Issue 1 - October 2017


 

Comparison of urticaria activity score over 8 weeks in chronic idiopathic urticaria after methotrexate treatment

 

Ketki S Chavanda1, Ajay G Ovhal2*, Jerajani HR3, Satish Udare4

 

1Assistant Professor, 2Associate Professor, Department of Skin and VD, Government Medical College, Latur, Maharashtra, INDIA.

3Professor and HOD, 4Professor, Department of Dermatology, MGM institute of health sciences, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, INDIA.

Email: drajayovhal@gmail.com

 

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