Local treatments for cutaneous warts: systematic review.

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Published in BMJ on August 31, 2002

Authors

Sam Gibbs1, Ian Harvey, Jane Sterling, Rosemary Stark

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Dermatology, Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Ipswich IP4 5PD. sgibbs@fish.co.uk

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