2014
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2014.2275
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Examination of skin lesions for cancer: Which clinical decision aids and tools are available in general practice?

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“…They scored their confidence in their clinical diagnosis of skincare at 5 out of 10. This fact has previously been reported in several studies in different countries . Previous experience in the diagnosis of skin cancer seemed to facilitate diagnostic capability .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 65%
“…They scored their confidence in their clinical diagnosis of skincare at 5 out of 10. This fact has previously been reported in several studies in different countries . Previous experience in the diagnosis of skin cancer seemed to facilitate diagnostic capability .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 65%
“…To our knowledge, there are no proven clinical tools available to PCPs for evaluating nonpigmented skin lesions. 20 …”
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confidence: 99%
“…Their specificity rate also was in the range of reported rates . Of note, melanoma diagnosis by PCPs has been reported to have a sensitivity of 42–100% and specificity of 33·1–90·6% . The accuracy or appropriate patient referral by PCP to a dermatologist has a sensitivity of 70–88% and specificity of 70–87%.…”
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confidence: 80%
“…The 2014 article by Koelink et al . tried to address this question by analysing clinical aids and tools used within general practice . They concluded that clinically validated tools were lacking in primary care and suggested that clinical trials were needed to determine the value of clinical decision aids (e.g.…”
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