Influence of level and depth on recurrence rate in thin melanomas

The American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 225-228

  Pontikes, Leon A ^a   Temple, Walley J ^a   Cassar, Stephen L ^a   Lafrenière, René ^a   Huchcroft, Shirley A ^a   Jerry, L Martin ^a   Alexander, Fred ^a   Marx, Lennart H ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RECURRENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN CANCER; THICKNESS;

FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; MELANOMA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0027296943     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(05)80514-8     Document Type: Article

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