Seasonal and Geographical Trends in Photodynamic Therapy and Cryosurgery Utilization in the United States: A Cross=Sectional Study from 2015-2022

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Dr. Dawn Merritt
OhioHealth, Columbus, OH, USA

Dr. Jon Lyons
Biofrontera Inc. Medical Affairs, Woburn, MA, USA

Dr. Mouna Mikati
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Dr. Todd Schlesinger
Clinical Research Center of the Carolinas, South Carolina, USA

Keywords

Photodynamic therapy, cryosurgery, HCPCS, actinic keratosis, seasonality trends, geographical trends, CPT codes

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Nov 13, 2023
DOI https://doi.org/10.25251/skin.7.supp.288

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Merritt, D., Lyons, J., Mikati, M. and Schlesinger, T. 2023. Seasonal and Geographical Trends in Photodynamic Therapy and Cryosurgery Utilization in the United States: A Cross=Sectional Study from 2015-2022. SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine. 7, 6 (Nov. 2023), s288. DOI:https://doi.org/10.25251/skin.7.supp.288.
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