Clinical diagnosis of primary cutaneous melanoma in Health Area II of the autonomous community of Murcia;Diagnóstico clínico del melanoma cutáneo primario en el Área de Salud II de la comunidad autónoma de la región de Murcia

Actas Dermo-Sifiliograficas

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 424-428

  García Solano, José ^a   López Ávila, Ángel ^a   Acosta, Jesús ^a   Pérez Guillermo, Miguel ^a  

^a Allergy Section   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breslow; Clinical diagnosis; Cutaneous melanoma; Diagnostic accuracy; Surgical waiting list

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; SKIN BIOPSY; SPAIN;

EID: 6944255093     PISSN: 00017310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0001-7310(04)76851-9     Document Type: Article

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