Differences in age, site distribution, and sex between nodular and superficial basal cell carcinomas indicate different types of tumors

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 880-884

  Bastiaens, M T ^a   Hoefnagel, J J ^a   Bruijn, J A ^a   Westendorp, R G J ^a   Vermeer, B J ^a   Bavinck, J N B ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Age site sex differences; Epidemiology; Subtypes

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SUN EXPOSURE;

EID: 0031836554     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.1998.00217.x     Document Type: Article

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