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Ramos-e-Silva, M., Cestari, T., Benvenuto-Andrade, C. (2008). White and Red Lesions of the Oral Mucosa. In: Norman, R.A. (eds) Diagnosis of Aging Skin Diseases. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-678-0_5

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