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Research Article

A gender-based comparison of pain tolerance during pulsed dye laser therapy

Jeffrey S. OrringerDepartment of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Heather Young KovarikDepartment of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Heather ChubbDepartment of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Dana L. SachsDepartment of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Pages 253-257 | Received 10 Oct 2013, Accepted 06 Apr 2014, Published online: 02 Sep 2014

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