Prevalence and distribution of melanocytic naevi on the scalp: A prospective study

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 345-349

  De Giorgi, V ^a   Sestini, S ^a   Grazzini, M ^a   Janowska, A ^a   Boddi, V ^a   Lotti, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Melanoma; Naevi; Scalp

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; NEVUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCALP; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN EXAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SCALP; SKIN NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74349101446     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09486.x     Document Type: Article

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