Melanoma: Accuracy of clinical diagnosis

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-33

  MacKenzie Wood, Andrew R ^a   Milton, Gerry W ^a   De Launey, John W ^a  

^a SKIN AND CANCER FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lentigo maligna; Malignant melanoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LENTIGO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA;

EID: 0031967656     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1998.tb01238.x     Document Type: Article

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