Malignant melanoma in childhood

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 607-616

  Handfield Jones, S E ^a,b   Smith, N P ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WEST SUFFOLK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029875934     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1996.tb06958.x     Document Type: Article

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