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  1. Department of Dermatology, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA

    Philip R. Cohen

  2. Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine, Vallejo, CA, USA

    Philip R. Cohen

  3. Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Decatur, GA, USA

    Michelle A. DiMarco, Rachel L. Geller & Lora A. Darrisaw

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Cohen, P.R., DiMarco, M.A., Geller, R.L. et al. Comments on: racial disparities in dermatology. Arch Dermatol Res 316, 48 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-023-02798-w

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