Pattern analysis, not simplified algorithms, is the most reliable method for teaching dermoscopy for melanoma diagnosis to residents in dermatology

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 148, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 981-984

  Carli, Paolo ^a   Quercioli, E ^a   Sestini, S ^a   Stante, M ^a   Ricci, L ^a   Brunasso, G ^a   De Giorgi, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dermoscopy; Melanocytic lesions; Melanoma; Teaching

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COMPACT DISK; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MELANOMA; METHODOLOGY; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SELF EVALUATION;

ALGORITHMS; DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HUMANS; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MELANOMA; MICROSCOPY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN DISEASES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0037863107     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05023.x     Document Type: Article

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