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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Brooks, Janine. 100 Years of Women in the Dental Profession in the UK, 1918-2018. pg. 16. United Kingdom, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019.
- ↑ The National Archives of Estonia. Serre, J, student file nr EAA.402.2.23142
- ↑ The National Archives of Estonia. Serre, Marie Louis student file nr. EAA.402.2.23143