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Updating The Fitzpatrick Classification The Skin.1 by Dusan Silni is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The document proposes updating the Fitzpatrick skin classification scale to better stratify various shades of skin color. It conducted research which found Fitzpatrick types 4 and 5 were confusing as they included a broad range of skin types. The authors reached consensus to subdivide these types into

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Dusan Silni

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EN