The classification of melanoma: Time for a further revision?

Melanoma Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 4-9

  Cochran, A J ^a   Heenan, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Cutaneous Pathology ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

classification; melanoma; prognosis; skin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SKIN CANCER;

HUMANS; MELANOMA; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031039302     PISSN: 09608931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008390-199702000-00002     Document Type: Article

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