Skin biopsy techniques for the internist

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 46-54

  Alguire, Patrick C ^a,b   Mathes, Barbara M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Excision biopsy; Internists; Punch biopsy; Shave biopsy; Skin biopsy

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PUNCH BIOPSY; REVIEW; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; TECHNIQUE; WOUND CARE;

BIOPSY; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; SKIN;

EID: 0031908320     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1998.00009.x     Document Type: Review

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