Incisional biopsy and melanoma prognosis

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 690-694

  Bong, Jan L ^a   Herd, Robert M ^a   Hunter, John A A ^b  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MELANOMA; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN BIOPSY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036587114     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2002.123488     Document Type: Article

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