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A Clinical Aid for Detecting Skin Cancer: The Triage Amalgamated Dermoscopic Algorithm (TADA)

T. Rogers, M. L. Marino, S. W. Dusza, S. Bajaj, R. P. Usatine, M. A. Marchetti and A. A. Marghoob
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2016, 29 (6) 694-701; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2016.06.160079

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