Comparison of two dermoscopic techniques in the diagnosis of clinically atypical pigmented skin lesions and melanoma: Seven-point and three-point checklists

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-38

  Gereli, Muge Celebi ^a   Onsun, Nahide ^a   Atilganoglu, Ulviye ^a   Demirkesen, Cuyan ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MELANOMA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN STRUCTURE;

ALGORITHMS; BIOPSY; CHECKLIST; DERMOSCOPY; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; MELANOMA; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 73149096681     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.04152.x     Document Type: Article

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