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Non-solar-induced elastotic bands on the forearm

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Haga, N., Abe, R., Morita, Y. et al. Non-solar-induced elastotic bands on the forearm. Eur J Dermatol 25, 508–509 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2015.2629

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