Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 26, Issue 1 , Pages 27-29 , January 2008

The concept of skin bleaching in Africa and its devastating health implications

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PII: S0738-081X(07)00210-6

doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2007.10.005

Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 26, Issue 1 , Pages 27-29 , January 2008

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