Dermoscopic patterns of naevi in fifth grade children of the Framingham school system

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1041-1049

  Scope, A ^a   Marghoob, A A ^a   Dusza, S W ^a   Satagopan, J M ^a   Agero, A L C ^a   Benvenuto Andrade, C ^a   Lieb, J A ^a   Weinstock, M A ^b,d   Oliveria, S A ^a   Geller, A C ^c   Halpern, A C ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Dermoscopy; Naevus; Population

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; MORPHOLOGY; NEVUS; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TUMOR VOLUME;

CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DERMOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 42049109304     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08510.x     Document Type: Article

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