Cutaneous melanoma: Patient surveillance and tumor progression

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 4 I, 1998, Pages 571-577

  Richert, S M ^a   D'Amico, F ^a   Rhodes, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EARLY CANCER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0031691813     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(98)70006-4     Document Type: Article

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