Reducing death from melanoma and standards of evidence

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1311-1312

  Weinstock, Martin A ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER PREVENTION; EDITORIAL; MELANOMA; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EXAMINATION; SKIN EXAMINATION;

EID: 84859774233     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2012.57     Document Type: Editorial

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