Seven-point checklist of dermoscopy revisited

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 785-790

  Argenziano, Giuseppe ^a   Catricala C ^b   Ardigo, M ^b   Buccini, P ^b   De Simone, P ^b   Eibenschutz, L ^b   Ferrari, A ^b   Mariani, G ^b   Silipo, V ^b   Sperduti, I ^c   Zalaudek, I ^d  

^a Dermatology Unit   (Italy)

^b SAN GALLICANO DERMATOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGORITHMS; DERMOSCOPY; HUMANS; MELANOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79953690214     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.10194.x     Document Type: Article

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