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Chapter 34 - Skin Cancer

from Section 2.7 - Cancer Screening and Prevention

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 June 2017

By
Meghan L. Valentine
Edited by
David Chelmow ,
Anita Blanchard  and
Lee Learman
David Chelmow
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University
Anita Blanchard
Affiliation:
University of Chicago
Lee Learman
Affiliation:
Florida Atlantic University
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The Well-Woman Visit , pp. 204 - 207
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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