1. Malignant melanomas - How many have you missed?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 164, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 431-436

  Kelly, John W ^a,b,c  

^a Rheumatology Unit   (Australia)

^b Alfred Healthcare Group

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MELANOMA; MICROSCOPY; NEVUS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN BIOPSY; SUN EXPOSURE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0029936853     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb122095.x     Document Type: Article

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