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    Hudson Dutra Rezende

  3. Dermatology, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Maria Fernanda Reis Gavazzoni Dias

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Trüeb, R.M., Dutra Rezende, H., Gavazzoni Dias, M.F.R. (2023). Diagnostic Techniques. In: Trüeb, R.M., Dutra Rezende, H., Gavazzoni Dias, M.F.R. (eds) Hair in Infectious Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30754-6_11

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