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Actinic Keratoses

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Actinic keratoses are also called solar or “senile” keratoses and AKs.

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Norman, R.A., Young, E.M. (2014). Actinic Keratoses. In: Atlas of Geriatric Dermatology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4579-0_38

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