Dermatologic Care of Persons Experiencing Homelessness: Key Concepts in an Era of Housing Instability

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco.
² Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco.

Sarah J Coates et al. JAMA Dermatol. 2020.

. 2020 Sep 1;156(9):945-946.

doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2020.0902.

¹ Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco.
² Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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