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  1. Department of Dermatology, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, 1001 Potrero, Rm 215, Ward 92, San Francisco, CA, 94110, USA

    Toby Maurer

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Maurer, T. Dermatology in the Disruptive Economy. Curr Derm Rep 5, 239–241 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13671-016-0160-7

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