EditorialOriginal Research

A Primary Care Intervention to Improve Melanoma Detection and Management

Alexandra Verdieck, Elizabeth Berry, Heather Holderness, Adeeb Haroon, Maria N. Danna, Jeremy Erroba, Sancy Leachman, Talia Hodes, Emile Latour, Elizabeth Stoos, Deborah Cohen and Sue Flocke
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2026, 39 (1) 159447; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2025.250110R2

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