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Theme: Skin Cancer - Reviews

Melanoma patient self-detection: a review of efficacy of the skin self-examination and patient-directed educational efforts

Sarah YagermanMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Ashfaq MarghoobMemorial Sloan-Kettering Skin Cancer Center: Hauppauge, 800 Veterans Memorial Highway, 2nd Floor, Hauppauge, NY 11788, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1423-1431 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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