Cost of nonmelanoma skin cancer treatment in the United States

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1035-1038

  Chen, John G ^a   Fleischer Jr , Alan B ^a   Smith, Edward D ^a   Kancler, Cynthia ^a   Goldman, Neal D ^a   Williford, Phillip M ^a   Feldman, Steven R ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CANCER; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; OFFICE VISITS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035667729     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2001.01004.x     Document Type: Article

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