Large congenital melanocytic nevi and neurocutaneous melanocytosis: One pediatric center's experience

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 766-774

  Lovett, Audrey ^a   Maari, Catherine ^a   Decarie, Jean Claude ^a   Marcoux, Danielle ^a   McCuaig, Catherine ^a   Hatami, Afshin ^a   Savard, Pascal ^a   Powell, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOCYTOSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PHAKOMATOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MELANOSIS; NEUROCUTANEOUS SYNDROMES; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 70349835162     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.11.022     Document Type: Article

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