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    R. Glen Calderhead MSc, PhD, DrMedSci, FRSM

  2. Department of Dermatology, Queen’s Square Medical Center, 2-3-5 Minatomirai, Yokohama, Japan

    Tokuya Omi MD, PhD

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Calderhead, R.G., Omi, T. (2014). Light-Emitting Diode Phototherapy. In: Nouri, K. (eds) Handbook of Lasers in Dermatology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5322-1_20

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