Evaluating Access to Full-Body Skin Examinations in Los Angeles County, California

Marine Minasyan1, Marian Banh1, Kyra Diehl1

  • 1Marine Minasyan, Marian Banh, Kyra Diehl, Elise Krippaehne, Dr. Kesler, Dr. Goulding, Michelle Booth, Marissa Tran, Kiana Hosseinian, Nejma Wais, Amal Shafi, Suha Godil, Monique Cantu, and Niyati Panchal are from the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Western University of Health Science, Pomona, California. Drs. Yumeen and Wisco are from the Department of Dermatology, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Ganesh Tilve is from Mercer Healthcare Consulting, Irvine, California. Dr. Vance is from the Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, State University of New York, Plattsburgh.

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|July 1, 2025
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