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A.N.T. and M.P.C. conceived the study and developed questions to explore through a survey study. Survey questions were developed by A.N.T., M.P.C., and P.B. Survey distribution was performed by A.N.T. and M.P.C. Data collection was performed by A.N.T. Data analysis was performed by M.B.C. and P.B. The main manuscript was written by A.N.T. and M.B.C. Table 1 and 2 were prepared by M.B.C. and P.B. All authors reviewed the manuscript. No abstract was written.
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Torres, A.N., Costanza, M.B., Batra, P. et al. Understanding linguistic diversity in the dermatology workforce and requirements to provide medical care in a non-english language: a survey. Arch Dermatol Res 316, 160 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-024-02883-8
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