Dermatologist Practices During Total Body Skin Examinations: A Survey Study

May 2018 | Volume 17 | Issue 5 | Original Article | 516 | Copyright © May 2018


Evan A. Rieder MD,a Euphemia W. Mu MD,a Jenny Wang BS,a David E. Cohen MD,a Darrell S. Rigel MD,a,b and Mary L. Stevenson MDa

aThe Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY bRigel Dermatology Group, New York, NY

DISCLOSURES 

The authors have no relevant conflicts of interest to declare. 

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AUTHOR CORRESPONDENCE

Evan A. Rieder MD evan.rieder@nyumc.org