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. 1998 Nov;91(11):585–588. doi: 10.1177/014107689809101110

Basal cell carcinoma.

J T Lear 1, I Harvey 1, D de Berker 1, R C Strange 1, A A Fryer 1
PMCID: PMC1296953  PMID: 10325876

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