Quackery in Dermatology – A Multidimensional Burden: Cross-sectional Evidence by an Exploratory Survey from a Dermatology Camp

Akshay Samagani, Amarendra Pandey, Rajetha Damisetty, R Raghunatha Reddy, Vinay Singh, Kolalapudi A. Seetharam, Rajeev Sharma, Shital Poojary, M Ranga Swaroop

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DOI: 10.4103/idoj.idoj_468_26
Published: 2026-08-21
Container: Indian Dermatology Online Journal
Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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@article{allodium:10.4103/idoj.idoj_468_26,
  title = {Quackery in Dermatology – A Multidimensional Burden: Cross-sectional Evidence by an Exploratory Survey from a Dermatology Camp},
  author = {Akshay Samagani and Amarendra Pandey and Rajetha Damisetty and R Raghunatha Reddy and Vinay Singh and Kolalapudi A. Seetharam and Rajeev Sharma and Shital Poojary and M Ranga Swaroop},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Indian Dermatology Online Journal},
  doi = {10.4103/idoj.idoj_468_26},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.4103/idoj.idoj_468_26}
}

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AU  - Akshay Samagani
AU  - Amarendra Pandey
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AU  - R Raghunatha Reddy
AU  - Vinay Singh
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Samagani, A., Pandey, A., Damisetty, R., Reddy, R. R., Singh, V., Seetharam, K. A., Sharma, R., Poojary, S., & Swaroop, M. R. (2026). Quackery in Dermatology – A Multidimensional Burden: Cross-sectional Evidence by an Exploratory Survey from a Dermatology Camp. Indian Dermatology Online Journal. https://doi.org/10.4103/idoj.idoj_468_26

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