Epiluminescence Microscopy: A Useful Tool for the Diagnosis of Pigmented Skin Lesions for Formally Trained Dermatologists

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 286-291

  Binder, Michael ^a   Schwarz, Margot ^a   Winkler, Alexander ^a   Steiner, Andreas ^a   Kaider, Alexandra ^a   Wolff, Klaus ^a   Pehamberger, Hubert ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUMINESCENCE; MELANOMA; MICROSCOPY; NEVUS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CANCER; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN TUMOR; VASCULAR TUMOR;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DERMATOLOGY; HUMAN; LIGHT; MELANOMA; MICROSCOPY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028915293     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.1995.01690150050011     Document Type: Article

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