Screening for skin cancer recommendations and rationale

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2001, Pages 44-46

  Berg, Alfred O ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MELANOMA; SKIN TUMOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UNITED STATES;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MELANOMA; SKIN NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY;

EID: 0035319529     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0749-3797(01)00259-8     Document Type: Article

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