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Skin Cancer - References

Written by - Dr. Sangamithra, MBBS

Medically Reviewed by - Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond)

Last Updated on Mar 16, 2023

References:

Skin Cancer - (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/skincancer.html)
Skin Cancer Foundation - ( http://www.skincancer.org/)

Author: Dr. Sangamithra

Editor: Dr. Sunil Shroff

Technically Checked by: Lingaraj

Published on Dec 15, 2015
Last Updated on Mar 16, 2023

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