Epiluminescence microscopy of small pigmented skin lesions: Short-term formal training improves the diagnostic performance of dermatologists

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 197-202

  Binder, M ^a   Puespoeck Schwarz, M ^a   Steiner, A ^a   Kittler, H ^a   Muellner, M ^a   Wolff, K ^a   Pehamberger, H ^a  

^a Universitatsklinik fur Dermatologie   (Austria)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; DERMATOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT;

EID: 0031048008     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(97)70280-9     Document Type: Article

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