Accuracy of diagnosis of benign skin lesions in hospital practice: A comparison of clinical and histological findings

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-141

  Parslew, Richard A G ^a,b   Rhodes, Lesley E ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benign skin lesions; Histological outcome; Malignant melanoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEBORRHEIC KERATOSIS; SKIN TUMOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

EID: 0030880620     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-9959(97)00116-5     Document Type: Article

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