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In Response to “Caution in comparing keloid treatment regimens through linear quadratic model”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 January 2018

Misbah Ahmad*
Affiliation:
Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (IRNUM), Peshawar, Pakistan
Habib Ahmad
Affiliation:
Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (IRNUM), Peshawar, Pakistan
*
Correspondence to: Misbah Ahmad, Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (IRNUM), Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. E-mail: misbahirnum@gmail.com

Abstract

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Letter to the Editor
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© Cambridge University Press 2018 

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