Prevalence of actinic keratosis in Japan

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 183-187

  Naruse, Kazuhiro ^a   Ueda, Masato ^a   Nagano, Tohru ^a   Suzuki, Takaaki ^a   Harada, Susumu ^a   Imaizumi, Kisako ^b   Watanabe, Shaw ^c   Ichihashi, Masamitsu ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Kasai Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CANCER CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Health examination; Skin cancer; Skin type; Ultraviolet light

Indexed keywords

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CANCER; SKIN SENSITIVITY; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; KERATOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 0030865694     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-1811(97)00602-6     Document Type: Article

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