Agreement between dermatologists and primary care practitioners in the diagnosis of malignant melanoma: Review of the literature

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 306-310

  Corbo, Michael D ^a   Wismer, Judy ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DERMATOLOGIST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MELANOMA; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; ROC CURVE; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84866544636     PISSN: 12034754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7750.2011.11034     Document Type: Review

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