Recent skin self-examination and doctor visits in relation to melanoma risk and tumour depth.

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Published in Br J Dermatol on October 05, 2012

Authors

L J Titus1, K Clough-Gorr, T A Mackenzie, A Perry, S K Spencer, J Weiss, S Abrahams-Gessel, M S Ernstoff

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Community and Family Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School, Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA. linda.titus@dartmouth.edu

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