Evidence-Based Dermoscopy

Dermatologic Clinics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 521-524

  Menzies, Scott W ^a,b  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dermoscopy; Evidence; Melanoma; Sequential digital dermoscopy imaging

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DERMATOLOGIST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIGITAL IMAGING; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXCISION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MELANOMA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEQUENTIAL DIGITAL DERMOSCOPY IMAGING; SKIN CANCER; SKIN TUMOR;

DERMOSCOPY; EVIDENCE; MELANOMA; SEQUENTIAL DIGITAL DERMOSCOPY IMAGING;

DERMOSCOPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MELANOMA; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84884704245     PISSN: 07338635     EISSN: 15580520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2013.06.002     Document Type: Review

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