Evidence-based Danish guidelines for the treatment of Malassezia-related skin diseases

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Evidence-based Danish guidelines for the treatment of Malassezia-related skin diseases. / Hald, Marianne; Arendrup, Maiken C; Svejgaard, Else L; Lindskov, Rune; Foged, Erik K; Saunte, Ditte Marie L; Danish Society of Dermatology.

In: Acta Dermatovenereologica, Vol. 95, No. 1, 2015, p. 12-9.

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Hald, M, Arendrup, MC, Svejgaard, EL, Lindskov, R, Foged, EK, Saunte, DML & Danish Society of Dermatology 2015, 'Evidence-based Danish guidelines for the treatment of Malassezia-related skin diseases', Acta Dermatovenereologica, vol. 95, no. 1, pp. 12-9. https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-1825

APA

Hald, M., Arendrup, M. C., Svejgaard, E. L., Lindskov, R., Foged, E. K., Saunte, D. M. L., & Danish Society of Dermatology (2015). Evidence-based Danish guidelines for the treatment of Malassezia-related skin diseases. Acta Dermatovenereologica, 95(1), 12-9. https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-1825

Vancouver

Hald M, Arendrup MC, Svejgaard EL, Lindskov R, Foged EK, Saunte DML et al. Evidence-based Danish guidelines for the treatment of Malassezia-related skin diseases. Acta Dermatovenereologica. 2015;95(1):12-9. https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-1825

Author

Hald, Marianne ; Arendrup, Maiken C ; Svejgaard, Else L ; Lindskov, Rune ; Foged, Erik K ; Saunte, Ditte Marie L ; Danish Society of Dermatology. / Evidence-based Danish guidelines for the treatment of Malassezia-related skin diseases. In: Acta Dermatovenereologica. 2015 ; Vol. 95, No. 1. pp. 12-9.

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