An increasing incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma had been observed in the Netherlands. Therefore, between 1989 and 1992 a preventive skin cancer campaign was organized in part of western Netherlands. The effect of this screening campaign has yet to be evaluated by investigating the distributi
Histological type and biological behavior of primary cutaneous malignant melanoma
✍ Scribed by S�ndergaard, Knud
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 742 KB
- Volume
- 401
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0174-7398
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