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14 citations,
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13 citations,
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13 citations,
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10 citations,
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8 citations,
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8 citations,
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7 citations,
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6 citations,
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6 citations,
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6 citations,
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5 citations,
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3 citations,
February 2022 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Black patients with a specific type of hair loss have a much higher chance of lacking enough vitamin D.
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2 citations,
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