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Stamatas, G.N., Kollias, N. (2011). Detecting and Monitoring Nutrients on Skin Using Noninvasive Methods. In: Pappas, A. (eds) Nutrition and Skin. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7967-4_13

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