A rational approach to melanoma follow-up in patients with primary cutaneous melanoma
โ Scribed by DICKER; KAVANAGH; HERD; AHMAD; MCLAREN; CHETTY; HUNTER FOR; ON BEHALF OF THE SCOTTISH MELANOMA GROUP
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 483 KB
- Volume
- 140
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-0963
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