Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 6, Issue 3 , Pages 167-169 , September 2009

Photoantimicrobials—So what's stopping us?

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doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2009.10.007

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 6, Issue 3 , Pages 167-169 , September 2009

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