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. 2024 Apr;144(4):905-908.e16.
doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2023.09.003. Epub 2023 Sep 25.

Prevalence of Total Body Skin Examinations among Dermatology Encounters in Medicare Data: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Malgorzata K Nowakowska  1 , Yao Li  2 , Cassandra Mohr  3 , Brandon Smith  4 , Laura K Ferris  5 , Mackenzie R Wehner  6
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Prevalence of Total Body Skin Examinations among Dermatology Encounters in Medicare Data: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Malgorzata K Nowakowska et al. J Invest Dermatol. 2024 Apr.
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CONFLICT OF INTEREST

LKF is a consultant for DermTech and an investigator for DermTech, Castle Biosciences, Derma-Sensor, and SkinAnalytics. The remaining authors state no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Percentage of total body skin examinations among all dermatology encounters over time.
TBSE, total body skin examination.
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