Clinicopathological features of cutaneous malignant melanoma

Korean Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-158

  Park, Kyung Duck ^a   Lee, Seok Jong ^a   Lee, Weon Ju ^a   Kim, Do Won ^a   Chung, Ho Yun ^a   Cho, Byung Chae ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Clinical analysis; Cutaneous malignant melanoma; Pathologic analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249697030     PISSN: 04944739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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