Algorithm-based smartphone apps to assess risk of skin cancer in adults: critical appraisal of a systematic review

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¹ Manchester Medical School, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
² Dermatology Centre, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK.

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I S Malhi et al. Br J Dermatol. 2021 Apr.

. 2021 Apr;184(4):638-639.

doi: 10.1111/bjd.19502. Epub 2020 Dec 14.

¹ Manchester Medical School, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
² Dermatology Centre, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK.

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Algorithm based smartphone apps to assess risk of skin cancer in adults: systematic review of diagnostic accuracy studies.
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