Erythema ab igne: An old condition new again

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 77-78

  Tan, Stephen ^c   Bertucci, Vince ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CARCINOGENIC ACTIVITY; CASE REPORT; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HEATING; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; PROGNOSIS; RASH; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0034635178     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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