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  1. Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Beth S. Ruben MD

  2. Dermatopathology Service, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto, CA, USA

    Beth S. Ruben MD

  3. Department of Dermatology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA

    C. Ralph Daniel MD

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  1. Hospital do Servidor Público Municipal, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Nilton Di Chiacchio

  2. University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA

    Antonella Tosti

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Ruben, B.S., Daniel, C.R. (2017). Epidemiology of Melanonychias. In: Di Chiacchio, N., Tosti, A. (eds) Melanonychias. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44993-7_2

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