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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 827248, 10 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/827248
Skin Ageing: Natural Weapons and Strategies
1Clinic of Dermatovenereology, Clinical Centre of Nis, Bovlevard Dr Zorana Djindjica 48, 18000 Nis, Serbia
2Faculty of Medical Science, University of Kragujevac, Svetozara Markovica 69, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
3Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, Bovlevard Dr Zorana Djindjica 81, 18000 Nis, Serbia
Received 8 June 2012; Accepted 28 December 2012
Academic Editor: Yukihiro Shoyama
Copyright © 2013 Ivana Binic et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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