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Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 1568-0266
ISSN (Online): 1873-4294

Perspectives in Medicinal Chemistry

Perspectives on Anti-Candida Drug Development

Author(s): Ashok K. Dubey* and Rajeev K. Singla

Volume 19, Issue 26, 2019

Page: [2375 - 2376] Pages: 2

DOI: 10.2174/156802661926191114102349

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