A Randomized, Blinded Study to Validate the Merz Hand Grading Scale for Use in Live Assessments

201537 citationsJournal Article

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Joel L. Cohen · University of Colorado Denver

Alastair Carruthers · University of British Columbia

Derek Jones · Skin Care and Laser Physicians of Beverly Hills

Vic A. Narurkar · Bay Institute

Martin C. S. Wong · Merz (United States)

Lisa N. Cheskin · Merz (United States)

J. Richard Trout

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High-weighted Kappa values and agreements demonstrate that consistency at different time points can be achieved individually and by different raters for live assessments. The MHGS is a suitable instrument for live assessment in the clinical setting.

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Published in: Dermatologic Surgery

Volume 41, Issue Supplement 1, pp. S384-S388

DOI: 10.1097/dss.0000000000000553

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A Randomized, Blinded Study to Validate the Merz Hand Grading Scale for Use in Live Assessments

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