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  1. Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, CharitéUniversty Hospital Berlin, Skin Cancer Center Charité, Charitéplatz 1, Berlin, 10117, Germany

    S Astner

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  1. Skin Cancer Center Charité, Department of Dermatology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, Berlin, 10117, Germany

    Eggert Stockfleth

  2. Department of Dermatology, 6620 Main Street, Suite 1425, Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Theodore Rosen (Chief of VA Dermatology Clinic Professor) (Chief of VA Dermatology Clinic Professor)

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Astner, S., Ulrich, M. (2010). Diagnosis of Skin Cancer. In: Stockfleth, E., Rosen, T., Shumack, S. (eds) Managing Skin Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79347-2_1

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