Cutaneous lesions in neurofibromatosis 1: Confused terminology [1]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 183-184

  Barbarot, S ^a   Nicol, C ^a   Volteau, C ^a   Le Forestier, D ^a   N'Guyen, J M ^a   Mansat, E ^a   Wolkenstein, P ^b   Stalder, J F ^a  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^b HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAFE AU LAIT SPOT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSENSUS; DERMAL NEUROFIBROMA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; JUVENILE XANTHOGRANULOMA; LENTIGO; LETTER; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NODULAR NEUROFIBROMA; NOMENCLATURE; PLEXIFORM NEUROFIBROMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 34250624363     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.07903.x     Document Type: Letter

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