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Diagnostic Accuracy of Skin Cancer by Family Physicians

Sarina Trejić, Hans J. G. Peters, Satish F. K. Lubeek and Floris A. van de Laar
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2021, 34 (5) 984-990; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.05.210076
Sarina Trejić
From the Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (ST, HJGP, FAVDL); Department of Dermatology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (SFKL).
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Hans J. G. Peters
From the Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (ST, HJGP, FAVDL); Department of Dermatology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (SFKL).
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Satish F. K. Lubeek
From the Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (ST, HJGP, FAVDL); Department of Dermatology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (SFKL).
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Floris A. van de Laar
From the Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (ST, HJGP, FAVDL); Department of Dermatology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (SFKL).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2021, 34 (5) 984-990; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.05.210076

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2021, 34 (5) 984-990; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.05.210076
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