The labial melanotic macule: A review of 79 cases

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 772-775

  Gupta, G ^a   Williams, R E A ^a   Mackie, R M ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUN EXPOSURE;

EID: 0030913115     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1997.tb03669.x     Document Type: Article

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