Melanoma precursors in children

Cutis

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 321-324

  Lefkowitz, Aza ^a   Schwartz, Robert A ^a   Janniger, Camila K ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; INFANT; MELANOMA; NEWBORN; PIGMENTED NEVUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TUMOR; XERODERMA PIGMENTOSUM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS SYNDROME; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MELANOMA; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; XERODERMA PIGMENTOSUM;

EID: 0033144641     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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