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Burns from out of the blue

CAPT Neil F. Gibbs Dr Gibbs is assistant chairman, department of dermatology, Naval Medical CenterSan Diego.Correspondence[email protected]
, MC, USN &
LCDR Douglas M. Keel Dr Keel, formerly a resident, department of dermatology, Naval Medical CenterSan Diego, is now staff dermatologist, Naval Branch Medical Clinic, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
, MC, USNR
Pages 67-85 | Published online: 30 Jun 2015

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