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Feldman, S.R., Rapp, S.R. (2005). Psoriasis. In: Gordon, K.B., Ruderman, E.M. (eds) Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27190-2_12
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