Diagnosing basal cell carcinoma by dermatoscopy

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 62-67

  Carroll, David M ^a   Billingsley, Elizabeth M ^b   Helm, Klaus F ^a,b  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BLOOD VESSEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DERMIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CANCER; SKIN SURFACE;

EID: 0031767255     PISSN: 12034754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/120347549800300202     Document Type: Article

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