Assessment of nurse-led screening of pigmented lesions using SIAscope

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 639-645

  Govindan, K ^a   Smith, J ^a   Knowles, L ^a   Harvey, A ^a   Townsend, P ^a   Kenealy, J ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical nurse specialists; Melanoma; Pigmented lesion clinic; SIAscope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MELANOMA; NURSE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PIGMENT DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN EXAMINATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; UNITED KINGDOM;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MELANINS; MELANOMA; NURSING CARE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TRIAGE;

EID: 34247577658     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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