Diagnostic ability of general practitioners and dermatologists in discriminating pigmented skin lesions

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 979-986

  Brochez, Lieve ^a,b   Verhaeghe, Evelien ^a,b   Bleyen, Luc ^a,b   Naeyaert, Jean Marie ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 0035010028     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2001.113442     Document Type: Article

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