The impact of subspecialization and dermatoscopy use on accuracy of melanoma diagnosis among primary care doctors in Australia

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 846-852

  Rosendahl, Cliff ^a   Williams, Gail ^a   Eley, Diann ^a   Wilson, Tobias ^b   Canning, Greg ^c   Keir, Jeffrey ^d   McColl, Ian ^e   Wilkinson, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DirectNET   (Australia)

^c Hermit Park Clinic Skin Cancer Care   (Australia)

^d Northern Rivers Skin Cancer Clinic   (Australia)

^e John Flynn Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Audit; Dermatoscopy; Dermoscopy; General practice; Melanoma; NNE; NNT; Number needed to excise; Number needed to treat; Subspecialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872678898     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.12.030     Document Type: Article

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