Increase in the sensitivity for melanoma diagnosis by primary care physicians using skin surface microscopy

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1016-1020

  Westerhoff, K ^a   McCarthy, W H ^a   Menzies, S W ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dermatoscopy; Epiluminescence microscopy; General practitioner; Melanoma; Primary care physician; Surface microscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MELANOMA; MICROSCOPE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SKIN SURFACE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DERMATOLOGY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MICROSCOPY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033739370     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03836.x     Document Type: Article

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