Dermatologists' accuracy in early diagnosis of melanoma of the nail matrix

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 382-387

  Di Chiacchio, Nilton ^a   Hirata, Sergio Henrique ^b   Enokihara, Mauro Yoshiaki ^b   Michalany, Nilceo S ^b   Fabbrocini, Gabriella ^c   Tosti, Antonella ^d  

^a HOSPITAL DO SERVIDOR PÚBLICO ESTADUAL DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MELANOMA; NAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DERMATOLOGY; DERMOSCOPY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; MELANOMA; NAIL DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77951035584     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archdermatol.2010.27     Document Type: Article

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