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A quantitative scale of acanthosis nigricans.
Diabetes care - 1 Oct 1999
Burke J P, Hale D E, Hazuda H P, Stern M P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To develop and validate a scale for acanthosis nigricans (AN). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Subjects were participants from the San Antonio Family Diabetes Study and the San Antonio Family Heart Study. A total of 406 subjects were independently examined for AN by at least two observers. Five locations were examined: the neck, axilla, elbows, knuckles, and knees. Interobserver concordance and kappa...
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