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. 2021 Nov;35(11):e735-e737.
doi: 10.1111/jdv.17522. Epub 2021 Jul 26.

Reduction in the number of early melanomas diagnosed during the COVID-19 pandemic: a single-centre cohort study

E Koch  1   2 , F Villanueva  1   2 , M A Marchetti  3 , Á Abarzúa-Araya  2   4 , C Cárdenas  2   4 , J C Castro  2   4 , F Dominguez  2   5 , K Droppelmann  2   4 , N Droppelmann  6 , H Galindo  1   2 , A León  2   5 , J Madrid  1   2 , M Molgó  2   4 , S Mondaca  1   2 , P H Montero  2   5 , P Uribe  2   4 , M A Villaseca  2   7   8 , E Vinés  2   9 , C Navarrete-Dechent  2   4
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Reduction in the number of early melanomas diagnosed during the COVID-19 pandemic: a single-centre cohort study

E Koch et al. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2021 Nov.
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Conflict of interest statement

Dr Koch received grants from Novartis and honoraria as speaker and travel fees from Novartis, Bristol Myers Squibb, Roche and Merck & Co. Dr Mondaca has received consulting fees from Roche and Foundation Medicine and honoraria as speaker from Bristol Myers Squibb and Merck & Co.

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Figure 1
Diagnosis of melanoma and Breslow per quarter. Total cases of melanoma (all), in situ, invasive and Breslow median per quarter between January 2019 and March 2021. Pre‐COVID period (preCP) ranges from January 2019 to March 2020, while COVID period (CP) is from April 2020 to March 2021.
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