Biopsies of nevi in children and adolescents in the United States, 2009 through 2013

JAMA Dermatology

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 447-448

  Oliveria, Susan A ^a   Selvam, Nandini ^b   Mehregan, Darius ^c   Marchetti, Michael A ^a   Divan, Hozefa A ^b   Dasgeb, Bahar ^a   Halpern, Allan C ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b HealthCore Inc   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; NEVUS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; UNITED STATES; BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKIN NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MELANOMA; NEVUS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928238084     PISSN: 21686068     EISSN: 21686084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.4576     Document Type: Letter

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