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Female patient perspective on the incorporation of genital skin examination during routine total body skin exams

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  1. Internal Medicine Department, Saint Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury, CT, USA

    Michelle Dellalana

  2. Department of Dermatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

    Vijay Kodumudi

  3. Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, 21 South Rd, 2nd Floor, Farmington, CT, 06032, USA

    Kristin Torre, Marti Rothe & Hao Feng

  4. The Frank H Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University, North Haven, CT, USA

    Ndidi Enwereji

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MD, VK, KT, and NE were involved in data collection and analysis. All authors were involved in writing and reviewing the manuscript.

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Correspondence to Hao Feng.

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Michelle Dellalana: none. Vijay Kodumudi: none. Kristin Torre: none. Ndidi Enwereji: none. Marti Rothe: none. Hao Feng: Consultant, Cytrellis Biosystems, Inc; Consultant, Soliton, Inc.

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Dellalana, M., Kodumudi, V., Torre, K. et al. Female patient perspective on the incorporation of genital skin examination during routine total body skin exams. Arch Dermatol Res 316, 80 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-024-02821-8

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