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. 2015 Feb;8(2):15.

The ABCDEF Rule: Combining the "ABCDE Rule" and the "Ugly Duckling Sign" in an Effort to Improve Patient Self-Screening Examinations

J Daniel Jensen  1 , Boni E Elewski  1
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The ABCDEF Rule: Combining the "ABCDE Rule" and the "Ugly Duckling Sign" in an Effort to Improve Patient Self-Screening Examinations

J Daniel Jensen et al. J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2015 Feb.
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