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Comment
. 2020 Jun;82(6):e231-e232.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.04.002. Epub 2020 Apr 9.

Creating dermatology guidelines for COVID-19: The pitfalls of applying evidence-based medicine to an emerging infectious disease

Esther E Freeman  1 , Devon E McMahon  2
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Creating dermatology guidelines for COVID-19: The pitfalls of applying evidence-based medicine to an emerging infectious disease

Esther E Freeman et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Jun.
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  • Modernizing clinical practice guidelines for the American Academy of Dermatology.
    Freeman EE, McMahon DE, Fitzgerald M, Robinson S, Frazer-Green L, Hariharan V, McMillen A, Malik S, Cornelius L, Pak HS, Cronin TA, Bordeaux JS, Cooper KD; American Academy of Dermatology Ad Hoc Task Force on Modernizing Clinical Guidance. Freeman EE, et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Jun;82(6):1487-1489. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.12.075. Epub 2020 Jan 21. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020. PMID: 31972259 Free PMC article.

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