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The personal touch: does the communication method affect response to melanoma genetic risk?
A M McInerney-Leo1, A Finnane2
1Dermatology Research Centre, The University of Queensland, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, 4102, Australia.
The British Journal of Dermatology
|June 4, 2019
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