Counts of common and atypical melanocytic nevi in Korean young men: Assessment of their risks and correlations with associated factors

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 315-319

  Kim, Young Gull ^a   Cho, Kwang Hyun ^b,c  

^a Armed Forces Seoul Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

atypical melanocytic nevus; melanocytic nevus; melanoma; skin phototype; sunburn

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARKER GENE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; PHENOTYPE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUNBURN;

EID: 8944231158     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1996.tb04022.x     Document Type: Article

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