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Quality of patient-reported outcome measures for grading acne scars and dark marks: a COSMIN review

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  1. Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA

    Rebecca Urbonas

  2. Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Ali Shields

  3. College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA

    Sophia Ly

  4. Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    James Choe & John S. Barbieri

  5. Hirsh Library, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA

    Christina Heinrich

  6. Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

    Jonette Keri

  7. Miami VA Hospital, Miami, FL, USA

    Jonette Keri

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RU, AS, JK, and JB developed the main conceptual ideas and outline. RU, AS, SL, CK, and JB developed the search criteria. AS, SL, and RU screened articles for inclusion criteria. RU, JC, and JBcollected data and contributed to the analysis of results. RU and JB completed the COSMIN analysis, devised the tables, and wrote the manuscript. All authors approved the final submitted version.

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John S. Barbieri has received consulting fees from Dexcel Pharma for work unrelated to the current submission. The authors have no other conflicts to declare.

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Urbonas, R., Shields, A., Ly, S. et al. Quality of patient-reported outcome measures for grading acne scars and dark marks: a COSMIN review. Arch Dermatol Res 316, 70 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-024-02815-6

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