The Indian Journal of Dermatology (is a peer-reviewed

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 open-access medical journal

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 published on behalf of the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists, West Bengal Branch. The journal publishes articles on the subject of clinical and experimental dermatology

Dermatology

Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases, a unique specialty with both medical and surgical aspects. A dermatologist takes care of diseases, in the widest sense, and some cosmetic problems of the skin, scalp, hair, and nails....

, cutaneous biology, dermatological therapeutics, cosmetic dermatology, dermatopathology

Dermatopathology

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, and dermatosurgery.

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