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“Basal Cell Blanche”: A Diagnostic Maneuver to Increase Early Detection of Basal Cell Carcinomas

Olivia Leigh Quach, Megan Barry, Allison Roberts Cruse and Barbara B. Wilson
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2016, 29 (3) 408-410; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2016.03.150246
Olivia Leigh Quach
From the University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville (OLQ); the Department of Dermatology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville (MB, BBW); and the Department of Dermatology, University of Mississippi, Jackson (ARC).
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Megan Barry
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Allison Roberts Cruse
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Olivia Leigh Quach, Megan Barry, Allison Roberts Cruse, Barbara B. Wilson
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2016, 29 (3) 408-410; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2016.03.150246

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Olivia Leigh Quach, Megan Barry, Allison Roberts Cruse, Barbara B. Wilson
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2016, 29 (3) 408-410; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2016.03.150246
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