The compliance of renal transplant recipients with advice about sun protection measures

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 301-303

  Seukeran, D C ^a   Newstead, C G ^b   Cunliffe, W J ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN CANCER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 0031915491     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02079.x     Document Type: Article

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