Clinical accuracy of the diagnosis of cutaneous malignant melanoma

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 283-287

  Morton, C A ^a   Mackie, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MELANOMA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DERMATOLOGY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MELANOMA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031893323     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02075.x     Document Type: Article

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