Detection of artificial changes in mole size by skin self-examination

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 754-759

  Muhn, Channy Y ^b   From, Lynn ^a   Levy, Michelle ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; MORPHOLOGY; NEVUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EXAMINATION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADULT; AGED; BACK; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS; RISK FACTORS; SELF-EXAMINATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034109980     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2000.104895     Document Type: Article

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