Long-term dermoscopic follow-up of melanocytic naevi: Clinical outcome and patient compliance

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 79-86

  Schiffner, Roman ^a   Schiffner Rohe, J ^a   Landthaler, M ^b   Stolz, W ^a  

^a Klinikum Schwabing   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compliance; Dermoscopy; Long term follow up; Malignant melanoma; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DERMATOLOGY; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MELANOMA; MICROSCOPY; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0041633684     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05409.x     Document Type: Article

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