Cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen versus topical salicylic acid application for cutaneous warts in primary care: randomized controlled trial.

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Published in CMAJ on September 13, 2010

Authors

Sjoerd C Bruggink1, Jacobijn Gussekloo, Marjolein Y Berger, Krista Zaaijer, Willem J J Assendelft, Margot W M de Waal, Jan Nico Bouwes Bavinck, Bart W Koes, Just A H Eekhof

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. s.c.bruggink@lumc.nl

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