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  1. Venkat Charmalaya, Centre for Advanced Dermatology and Postgraduate Training, Bangalore, India

    Venkataram Mysore & Gousia Sheikh

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    Koushik Lahiri

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Mysore, V., Sheikh, G. (2018). Combating Topical Corticosteroids Abuse at the Community Level. In: Lahiri, K. (eds) A Treatise on Topical Corticosteroids in Dermatology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4609-4_33

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