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Case Reports
. 2002 May 28;166(11):1442-3.

A child with kinky hair

Erik N Swartz  1
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Case Reports

A child with kinky hair

Erik N Swartz. CMAJ. .
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Figure 1. Photo: Courtesy: Erik Swartz
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