Seasonal effect upon excision of acquired melanocytic proliferations

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 686-690

  Hall, Glenda ^a,b   Hull, Cheryl ^a,b   Siegel, Eric R ^a,b   Smoller, Bruce R ^a,b   Johnson, Sandra Marchese ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTUMN; AWARENESS; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SURGERY; CLOTHING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS; EXCISION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; NEVUS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKIN CANCER; SPRING; SUMMER; WINTER;

ARKANSAS; BIOPSY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MELANOMA; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0141705448     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2003.01773.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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