Dermatology practices as vectors for COVID-19 transmission: A call for immediate cessation of nonemergent dermatology visits

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. Electronic address: skwatra1@jhmi.edu.
² Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.

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Shawn G Kwatra et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 May.

. 2020 May;82(5):e179-e180.

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.03.037. Epub 2020 Mar 22.

¹ Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. Electronic address: skwatra1@jhmi.edu.
² Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.

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