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Melasma and Vitiligo in Brown Skin pp 227–241Cite as

Differential Diagnosis of Vitiligo in Brown Skin

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    Ma. Teresita G. Gabriel MD, Gracia B. Teodosio & Nani Kumala Dewi Tasmin

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Gabriel, M.T.G., Teodosio, G.B., Tasmin, N.K.D. (2017). Differential Diagnosis of Vitiligo in Brown Skin. In: Handog, E., Enriquez-Macarayo, M. (eds) Melasma and Vitiligo in Brown Skin. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3664-1_24

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