Objective Evaluation of Skin Sensitivity Across Fitzpatrick Skin Types

July 2020 | Volume 19 | Issue 7 | Original Article | 699 | Copyright © July 2020


Published online June 19, 2020

Celina E. Dubin BA, Grace W. Kimmel MD, Peter W. Hashim MD, John K. Nia MD, Joshua A. Zeichner MD

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY

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AUTHOR CORRESPONDENCE

Celina E. Dubin BA Celina.Dubin@icahn.mssm.edu