Using the 7-point checklist as a diagnostic aid for pigmented skin lesions in general practice: a diagnostic validation study

摘要

GPs need to recognise significant pigmented skin lesions, given rising UK incidence rates for malignant melanoma. The 7-point checklist (7PCL) has been recommended by NICE (2005) for routine use in UK general practice to identify clinically significant lesions which require urgent referral.