The prevalence of melanocytic nevi on the soles in the Japanese population

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 767-771

  Kogushi Nishi, Hazuki ^a   Kawasaki, Junko ^a   Kageshita, Toshiro ^a   Ishihara, Tsuyoshi ^a   Ihn, Hironobu ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FOOT SOLE; HUMAN; INFANT; JAPANESE; LENTIGO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAPAN; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; PREVALENCE; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 64749086673     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.12.048     Document Type: Article

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