Management of large congenital melanocytic nevi: Art versus science

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 874-876

  Kanzler, Matthew H ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CANCER RISK; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DERMIS; FOLLOW UP; HEAD; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTERNET; LIMB; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOCYTOSIS; MELANOMA; NEVUS CELL; PARENT; PHYSICIAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SKIN GRAFT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; MELANOMA; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33646086026     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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