Primary excision of cutaneous melanoma: Does the location of excision matter?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 583, 2011, Pages 131-134

  Murchie, Peter ^a   Sinclair, Erika ^a,c   Lee, Amanda J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Medical Statistics ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Melanoma; Minor; Primary health care; Skin neoplasms; Surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CUTANEOUS MELANOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MELANOMA; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN SURGERY; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM; AMBULATORY SURGERY; BIOPSY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; MALE; MINOR SURGERY; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; SKIN TUMOR; STANDARD;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; BIOPSY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINOR;

EID: 79957527221     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp11X556272     Document Type: Article

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