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Zhou, Y., Jin, X., Chen, Q. (2018). Oral Mucosal Pigmentation. In: Chen, Q., Zeng, X. (eds) Case Based Oral Mucosal Diseases. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0286-2_11

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