Diagnostic accuracy in skin cancer clinics: The Australian experience

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 656-660

  Moffatt, Cameron R M ^a   Green, Adèle C ^a   Whiteman, David C ^a,b  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEVUS; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CANCER; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

AUSTRALIA; BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS SYNDROME; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEVUS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745933300     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.02772.x     Document Type: Article

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