General practitioner screening for melanoma: sensitivity, specificity, and effect of training.

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Published in J Med Screen on January 01, 1998

Authors

R C Burton1, C Howe, L Adamson, A L Reid, P Hersey, A Watson, G Watt, J Relic, D Holt, V Thursfield, P Clarke, B K Armstrong

Author Affiliations

1: Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria, Carlton, Australia.

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