TOPICAL PROPRANOLOL THERAPY FOR INFANTILE HEMANGIOMA: A RETROSPECTIVE MULTI-INSTITUTION STUDY IN THE EASTERN REGION OF LIBYA.

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Salma A. Bukhatwa
Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya