Melanoma reporting to central cancer registries by US dermatologists: An analysis of the persistent knowledge and practice gap

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 65, Issue 5 SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages S124.e1-S124.e9

  Cartee, Todd V ^a,b   Kini, Seema P ^a   Chen, Suephy C ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; cancer registries; cancer reporting; melanoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER REGISTRY; HUMAN; MELANOMA; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; THEORY-PRACTICE RELATIONSHIP; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80054817154     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.05.032     Document Type: Article

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