Awareness and early detection of cutaneous melanoma: an analysis of factors related to delay in treatment.

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Published in Br J Dermatol on November 01, 1999

Authors

A Blum1, C U Brand, U Ellwanger, B Schlagenhauff, W Stroebel, G Rassner, C Garbe

Author Affiliations

1: Section of Dermatologic Oncology, Department of Dermatology, Eberhard-Karls-University, Tuebingen, Germany.

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