Melanoma of childhood and adolescence

Cutis

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-14

  Scope, Alon ^a   Halpern, Allan C ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFANT; MELANOMA; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TUMOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MELANOMA; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31944447492     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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