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Berta E Alcalá1, Bruna S F Bravo2

  • 1*Both authors are affiliated with the Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay, Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Dermatologic Surgery : Official Publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [Et Al.]
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