Modified ABC-point list of dermoscopy: A simplified and highly accurate dermoscopic algorithm for the diagnosis of cutaneous melanocytic lesions

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 672-678

  Blum, Andreas ^a   Rassner, Gernot ^b   Garbe, Claus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COLOR; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0038623683     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2003.282     Document Type: Article

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