Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 56, Issue 4 , Pages 712-713 , April 2007

Death of a dog caused by calcipotriene toxicity

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 Funding sources: None.Conflicts of interest: None identified.

PII: S0190-9622(07)00025-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.12.033

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 56, Issue 4 , Pages 712-713 , April 2007

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