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Faure, M., Drapier-Faure, E. (2006). Endocrinology. In: Jemec, G.B.E., Revuz, J., Leyden, J.J. (eds) Hidradenitis Suppurativa. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-33101-8_12
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