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Clinical and Pathological Aspects of Skin Diseases in Endocrine, Metabolic, Nutritional and Deposition Disease pp 101–108Cite as

Acquired Nutritional Deficiencies

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  1. Department of Endocrinological and Medical Sciences (DISEM) Section of Dermatology and Department of Pathology, University of Genova, Genova, Italy

    Franco Rongioletti

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  1. College of Medicine, Dept. Pathology, University of Arkansas, W. Markham St. 4301, Little Rock, 72205, Arkansas, USA

    Bruce R. Smoller

  2. Dipto. Scienze Endocrinologiche e, Mediche, Università di Genova, Viale Francesco Gambaro 19/6, Genova, 16146, Italy

    Franco Rongioletti

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Montinari, M., Parodi, A., Rongioletti, F. (2010). Acquired Nutritional Deficiencies. In: Smoller, B., Rongioletti, F. (eds) Clinical and Pathological Aspects of Skin Diseases in Endocrine, Metabolic, Nutritional and Deposition Disease. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-181-3_13

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