Addition of dermoscopy to conventional naked-eye examination in melanoma screening: A randomized study

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 683-689

  Carli, Paolo ^a   De Giorgi, Vincenzo ^a   Chiarugi, Alessandra ^a   Nardini, Paolo ^a   Weinstock, Martin A ^b   Crocetti, Emanuele ^c   Stante, Marcello ^a   Giannotti, Benvenuto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Center for Cancer Prevention   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SIZE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 2342633871     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2003.09.009     Document Type: Article

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