Management of Spitz nevi: A survey of dermatologists in the United States

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 224-230

  Gelbard, Sandra N ^a   Tripp, Jackie M ^a   Marghoob, Ashfaq A ^b,c   Kopf, Alfred W ^a   Koenig, Karen L ^a   Kim, John Y ^a   Bart, Robert S ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EXCISION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; JUVENILE MELANOMA; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MELANOMA; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036697081     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2002.121031     Document Type: Article

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