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Editorial
. 2016 Jan;152(1):19-21.
doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2015.2681.

Cost-effective Melanoma Screening

June K Robinson  1 , Allan C Halpern  2
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Editorial

Cost-effective Melanoma Screening

June K Robinson et al. JAMA Dermatol. 2016 Jan.
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