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Psychology

The dermatologic intimacy scale: quantitatively measuring the impact of skin disease on intimacy

Mona MalakoutiDepartment of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA; ;Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Gabrielle E. BrownChicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, USA; ;College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA;
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Argentina LeonChicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, USA;
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Eva WangChicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, USA;
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April N. NaegeliEli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Emily Edson-HerediaEli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Ethan LevinChicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, USA;
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John Y. M. KooChicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, USA;
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Pages 347-352 | Received 30 Sep 2014, Accepted 12 Jul 2016, Published online: 06 Dec 2016

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