Article
Teaching non-specialist health care professionals how to identify the atypical mole syndrome phenotype: a multinational study.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Feb 2000
Bishop J A, Bradburn M, Bergman W, Osterlind A, Pinney E, Rosdahl I, Scerri L, Weichenthal M, Mant D, Breitbart E W, Karlsson P, Altman D G
Abstract excerpt
The atypical mole syndrome (AMS) phenotype is the strongest known risk factor for cutaneous melanoma but recognition of the phenotype has been claimed to be problematic and to require specialist assessment. This study determined the ability of previously unskilled doctors and nurses in five countries to recognize the phenotype after brief training. The system used was the AMS scoring system. This incorporates...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Dermatology
- Dysplastic Nevus Syndrome
- Education, Medical, Continuing
- Education, Nursing, Continuing
- Feasibility Studies
- Humans
- International Cooperation
- Middle Aged
- Observer Variation
- Phenotype