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Wilkinson, S.M., Coenraads, PJ. (2010). Occupational Dermatoses. In: Krieg, T., Bickers, D.R., Miyachi, Y. (eds) Therapy of Skin Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78814-0_61
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