Skin scan: A demonstration of the need for FDA regulation of medical apps on iPhone

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 515-516

  Ferrero, Natalie Anne ^a   Morrell, Dean S ^a,b   Burkhart, Craig Nathaniel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PREVENTION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DERMATOLOGIST; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MELANOMA; MOBILE PHONE; NEVUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CANCER; SKIN EXAMINATION;

EID: 84873590896     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.10.045     Document Type: Article

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