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Al-Dujaili, Z., Dierickx, C.C. (2013). Laser Treatment of Pigmented Lesions. In: Goldberg, D. (eds) Laser Dermatology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32006-4_3
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