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Comment
. 2022 Aug;187(2):135-136.
doi: 10.1111/bjd.21598. Epub 2022 May 24.

Heterogeneity of reports about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on melanoma diagnosis

Francesco Ricci  1 , Damiano Abeni
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Heterogeneity of reports about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on melanoma diagnosis

Francesco Ricci et al. Br J Dermatol. 2022 Aug.

Abstract

Linked Article: Sangers TE et al. Br J Dermatol 2022; 187:196–202.

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Cumulative number of melanoma diagnoses registered in the first 23 weeks of the years 2019 and 2020 at the Dermatological Research Hospital IDI‐IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
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