Nevi in children: A practical approach to evaluation

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-45

  Prok, Lori D ^a   Arbuckle, H Alan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED NEVUS; AWARENESS; BLUE NEVUS; COMPOUND NEVUS; CONGENITAL NEVUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS; HALO NEVUS; HUMAN; JUNCTIONAL NEVUS; JUVENILE MELANOMA; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; MELANOSIS; NEVUS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUN EXPOSURE;

EID: 33846894335     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0090-4481-20070101-10     Document Type: Review

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