A retrospective cohort study of Southeast Asian patients with large congenital melanocytic nevi and the risk of melanoma development

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 778-782

  Chan, Yuin Chew ^a   Giam, Yoke Chin ^a  

^a NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; NEODYMIUM LASER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; SINGAPORE; SKIN BIOPSY; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; MIDDLE AGED; PIGMENTED NEVUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33646271353     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.02.063     Document Type: Article

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