Melanocytic nevi in 2783 children and adolescents in Turkey

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 489-494

  Dogan, Gursoy ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUNBURN; TURKEY;

EID: 35448984935     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00500.x     Document Type: Article

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