A birthmark survey in 500 newborns: Clinical observation in two northern Taiwan medical center nurseries

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 220-225

  Shih, I Hsin ^a   Lin, Jing Yi ^b,c   Chen, Chien Hsun ^b,c   Hong, Hong Shang ^b,c  

^a CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Birthmark survey; Mongolian spot; Nevus depigmentosus; Salmon patch

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAFE AU LAIT SPOT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONGENITAL NEVUS; DEPIGMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MONGOLIAN SPOT; NEVUS FLAMMEUS; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; SKIN HEMANGIOMA;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MONGOLIAN SPOT; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; SKIN DISEASES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TAIWAN;

EID: 34547730150     PISSN: 02558270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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