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    Diseases of the Hair and Nails

    November 2009 in “ Medical Clinics of North America ”
    Shannon Harrison, Wilma F. Bergfeld
    Studysummary This article discusses how changes in hair and nails may indicate systemic diseases, but it provides no new results; the authors emphasize their usefulness in clinical diagnosis.
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