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Elastic Scattering Spectroscopy on Patient-Selected Lesions Concerning for Skin Cancer

Miguel Tepedino, David Baltazar, Karim Hanna, Alina Bridges, Laurent Billot and Nathalie C. Zeitouni
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2024, 37 (3) 427-435; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230256R2
Miguel Tepedino
From the North Florida Family Medicine, Lake City FL, USA (MT); HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale AZ, USA (DB); University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Tampa FL, USA (KH); Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New Hyde Park, NY (AB); The George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney NSW, Australia (LB); Medical Dermatology Specialists, Phoenix AZ, USA (NCZ).
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David Baltazar
From the North Florida Family Medicine, Lake City FL, USA (MT); HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale AZ, USA (DB); University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Tampa FL, USA (KH); Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New Hyde Park, NY (AB); The George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney NSW, Australia (LB); Medical Dermatology Specialists, Phoenix AZ, USA (NCZ).
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Karim Hanna
From the North Florida Family Medicine, Lake City FL, USA (MT); HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale AZ, USA (DB); University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Tampa FL, USA (KH); Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New Hyde Park, NY (AB); The George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney NSW, Australia (LB); Medical Dermatology Specialists, Phoenix AZ, USA (NCZ).
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Alina Bridges
From the North Florida Family Medicine, Lake City FL, USA (MT); HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale AZ, USA (DB); University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Tampa FL, USA (KH); Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New Hyde Park, NY (AB); The George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney NSW, Australia (LB); Medical Dermatology Specialists, Phoenix AZ, USA (NCZ).
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Laurent Billot
From the North Florida Family Medicine, Lake City FL, USA (MT); HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale AZ, USA (DB); University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Tampa FL, USA (KH); Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New Hyde Park, NY (AB); The George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney NSW, Australia (LB); Medical Dermatology Specialists, Phoenix AZ, USA (NCZ).
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Nathalie C. Zeitouni
From the North Florida Family Medicine, Lake City FL, USA (MT); HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale AZ, USA (DB); University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Tampa FL, USA (KH); Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New Hyde Park, NY (AB); The George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney NSW, Australia (LB); Medical Dermatology Specialists, Phoenix AZ, USA (NCZ).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2024, 37 (3) 427-435; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230256R2

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Miguel Tepedino, David Baltazar, Karim Hanna, Alina Bridges, Laurent Billot, Nathalie C. Zeitouni
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2024, 37 (3) 427-435; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230256R2
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