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26 citations,
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26 citations,
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25 citations,
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25 citations,
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24 citations,
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23 citations,
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22 citations,
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22 citations,
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21 citations,
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21 citations,
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20 citations,
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19 citations,
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19 citations,
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19 citations,
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19 citations,
October 2011 in “Clinics in Dermatology” New chemotherapy drugs cause skin side effects, but treatments like minocycline and tetracycline can help reduce them.
18 citations,
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18 citations,
January 2015 in “Journal of obesity and weight loss therapy” Eating less starch and dairy helped overweight women with PCOS lose weight and improve symptoms.
18 citations,
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17 citations,
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15 citations,
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14 citations,
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10 citations,
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