Melanoma Diagnosis by Confocal Microscopy: Promise and Pitfalls
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Investigative Dermatology
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0022-202X
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-202x.2005.23865.x