It's time for a "change" in our approach to early detection of malignant melanoma

Clinics in Dermatology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 456-458

  Zaharna, Mia ^a   Brodell, Robert T ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; NOTE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0347479360     PISSN: 0738081X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-081X(03)00058-0     Document Type: Letter

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