Skin cancer in skin of color

Cutis

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 208-211

  Alexis, Andrew F ^a,b   Rossi, Anthony M ^a  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MELANOMA; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RACE; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN TUMOR;

CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MELANOMA; PROGNOSIS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 84864098225     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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