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Therapeutic challenges and novel treatment options in psychogenic pruritus
Hira Ghani1, Sasha Ghofrani2, Mohammad Jafferany3
1Department of Dermatology, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 593 Eddy Street, APC 10, Providence, RI, 02903, USA. hira.ghani@brownphysicians.org.
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|December 14, 2024
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