Interobserver concordance in discriminating clinical atypia of melanocytic nevi, and correlations with histologic atypia

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 618-625

  Meyer, L J ^a   Piepkorn, M ^a   Goldgar, D E ^a   Lewis, C M ^a   Cannon Albright, L A ^a   Zone, J J ^a   Skolnick, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DYSPLASIA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0029870121     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(96)80061-2     Document Type: Article

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