Should the skin cancer examination be taught in medical school?

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 138, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1201-1203

  Geller, Alan C ^a   Venna, Suraj ^a   Prout, Marianne ^a   Miller, Donald R ^a   Demierre, Marie France ^a   Koh, Howard K ^a   Gilchrest, Barbara A ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; SKIN CANCER; SKIN EXAMINATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036715343     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.138.9.1201     Document Type: Article

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10. The incidence of malignant melanoma in the United States
11. Cutaneous melanoma